Rephael
This article contains persons named in the Bible, specifically in the Hebrew Bible, of minor notability, about whom little or nothing is known, aside from some family connections. Here are the names which start with L-Z.
Meaning & Origin of Rephael
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
This article contains persons named in the Bible, specifically in the Hebrew Bible, of minor notability, about whom little or nothing is known, aside from some family connections. Here are the names which start with L-Z.
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The Story of Rephael
The earliest SSA record of Rephael as a baby boy name dates back to 1992, when 5 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Rephael — #8,926 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Rephael on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Rephael last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 70 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rephael
Rephael is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 70 births in the dataset. Rephael's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #8,926. Use the chart and map above to compare Rephael'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.