The first name Raffaele

In 2025, 20 boys born in the United States were named Raffaele, the 5,002nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1969, when 24 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Raffaele Farina
  Catholic cardinal, born 1933
• Raffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno
  Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1858–1933)
• Raffaele Fornari
  Catholic cardinal, 1787–1854
• Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
  Catholic cardinal (1827-1896)
• Raffaele Arié
  Bulgarian singer (1920–1988)
• Raffaele Guariglia
  Diplomat (1889–1970)
• Raffaele Adorno
  Doge of Genoa, 1375–1458
• Raffaele Forni
  Catholic archbishop (1906-1990)
• Serafino Raffaele Minich
  Croatian-Italian mathematician (1808-1883)
• Raffaele Cadorna
  General, Italian resistance leader 1944-5
• Diomede Falconio
  Catholic cardinal (1842–1917)
• Donato Sbarretti
  Catholic cardinal (1856–1939)

How popular is the name Raffaele?

In 2025, 20 boys born in England and Wales were named Raffaele, ranking 1,359th. Its peak was 2017, with 21 births.

Is Raffaele a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,079 US babies named Raffaele since 1880 were boys.

When was Raffaele most popular?

1969 in the United States, when 24 babies were named Raffaele, its highest rank at 1,711th.