Rafaella
Girl name · #4406 in 2025 · Uniqueness 79/100
Rafaella ranks #4406 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 32 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4981, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 56,250 girls born in 2025 was named Rafaella.
The 39-year story
Rafaella first appears in the Social Security records in 1986, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 49 babies and a rank of #3278. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Rafaella per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Rafaella in class?
Rafaella scores 79 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Rafaella will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Rafaella is most common
State-level data for Rafaella is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Rafaella
Statistically, parents drawn to Rafaella tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Rosabella, Giabella, Tehilla, Sabella, and Adriella.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Rafaella | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4352 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3963 |
| 2023 | 43 | #3585 |
| 2022 | 49 | #3278 |
| 2021 | 32 | #4326 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4078 |
| 2019 | 34 | #4162 |
| 2018 | 35 | #4076 |
| 2017 | 34 | #4220 |
| 2016 | 40 | #3777 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4981 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4768 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5834 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4486 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4466 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4735 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6091 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7073 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4808 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7142 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5800 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9264 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7580 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6392 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7317 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Rafaella a popular girl name?
Rafaella ranked #4406 among girls in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4981.
When was the name Rafaella most popular?
Rafaella peaked in 2022, when 49 American girls received the name (ranked #3278 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Rafaella?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American girls was named Rafaella. It scores 79/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.