Rafaela Name Popularity

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How popular is Rafaela?

Ranking 3,462nd in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Rafaela is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Rafaela has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #807 in 1903.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2011 with 60 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Rafaela was less than 5, most recently in 1896.

Approximately during the years 1917-1922, 1945-1948, 1960-1963, 1969-1972, 1975-1978, and 2006-2011, the name Rafaela took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1936-1939, and 1952-1955 were years of successive downward movement.

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Rafaela be?

Rafaela's popularity has been moving upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Rafaela lately has risen.

The name Rafaela is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Rafaela (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		45	3,462
2017		32	4,447
2016		45	3,498
2015		38	3,960
2014		41	3,761
2013		31	4,613
2012		35	4,267
2011		60	2,892
2010		34	4,376
2009		41	3,846
2008		35	4,427
2007		27	5,346
2006		26	5,339
2005		32	4,342
2004		28	4,785
2003		22	5,549
2002		24	5,045
2001		21	5,518
2000		20	5,639
1999		28	4,169
1998		23	4,758
1997		16	6,096
1996		19	5,231
1995		17	5,624
1994		28	3,868
1993		22	4,631
1992		14	6,561
1991		30	3,609
1990		24	4,193
1989		26	3,866
1988		16	5,246
1987		16	5,015
1986		20	4,155
1985		21	3,947
1984		27	3,209
1983		36	2,542
1982		19	4,130
1981		26	3,309
1980		26	3,289
1979		24	3,414
1978		32	2,662
1977		18	4,019
1976		16	4,103
1975		22	3,233
1974		28	2,664
1973		24	2,891
1972		23	2,960
1971		20	3,341
1970		18	3,542
1969		15	3,726
1968		18	3,136
1967		19	2,942
1966		18	3,012
1965		23	2,590
1964		24	2,587
1963		28	2,289
1962		19	2,888
1961		16	3,290
1960		21	2,708
1959		27	2,224
1958		27	2,201
1957		20	2,630
1956		31	1,960
1955		17	2,809
1954		26	2,114
1953		31	1,819
1952		30	1,851
1951		29	1,834
1950		42	1,429
1949		33	1,653
1948		41	1,453
1947		21	2,184
1946		19	2,212
1945		27	1,613
1944		31	1,481
1943		21	1,936
1942		26	1,659
1941		13	2,509
1940		24	1,630
1939		12	2,550
1938		30	1,369
1937		25	1,528
1936		26	1,475
1935		21	1,711
1934		36	1,202
1933		29	1,354
1932		34	1,261
1931		33	1,278
1930		40	1,192
1929		37	1,238
1928		42	1,189
1927		41	1,225
1926		45	1,146
1925		48	1,115
1924		56	1,042
1923		42	1,207
1922		49	1,100
1921		42	1,198
1920		35	1,345
1919		26	1,595
1918		25	1,634
1917		28	1,424
1916		30	1,355
1915		24	1,511
1914		22	1,375
1913		25	1,113
1912		18	1,287
1911		18	1,064
1910		17	1,101
1909		23	865
1908		16	1,038
1907		6	2,014
1906		8	1,527
1905		8	1,512
1904		9	1,351
1903		19	807
1902		5	1,988
1901		7	1,443
1900		6	1,886
1899		8	1,266
1898		6	1,656
1897		5	1,747
1896		< 5	--
1895		6	1,561
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		5	1,626
1891		8	1,077
1890		< 5	--
1889		6	1,247
1888		< 5	--
1887		6	1,133
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.