Raffaella
Raffaella is an Hebrew female name taken from the Hebrew male name Rafael, meaning in Hebrew "God heal her". Used as a female name in Israel, Italy, Greece, Spain, Brazil.
Meaning & Origin of Raffaella
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raffaella is an Hebrew female name taken from the Hebrew male name Rafael, meaning in Hebrew "God heal her". Used as a female name in Israel, Italy, Greece, Spain, Brazil.
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The Story of Raffaella
Raffaella first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1911, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 22 Raffaellas were born — ranking #5,667 that year. As of 2026, Raffaella ranks #5,667 for baby girls with 22 births, rising sharply (+72% over the past five years). In total, more than 507 Raffaellas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Raffaella
Raffaella is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 507 births in the dataset. Raffaella's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,956. Use the chart and map above to compare Raffaella's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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