Raphaela
708 Raphaela is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Raphaela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
708 Raphaela is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Raphaela
The earliest SSA record of Raphaela as a baby girl name dates back to 1915, when 7 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Raphaela — #6,398 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Raphaelas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,561 among baby girl names with 11 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 513 Raphaelas 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 Raphaela
Raphaela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 513 births in the dataset. Raphaela's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #3,434. Use the chart and map above to compare Raphaela'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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