Rafael Popularity

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Region

Rising

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1235
1997	#809
1998	#887
1999	#869
2000	#794
2001	#728
2002	#586
2003	#577
2004	#532
2005	#412
2006	#383
2007	#304
2008	#285
2009	#244
2010	#260
2011	#277
2012	#259
2013	#257
2014	#275
2015	#260
2016	#240
2017	#239
2018	#203
2019	#203
2020	#187
2021	#188
2022	#181
2023	#194
2024	#215

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #181 in England and Wales in 2022.

Rafael's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#215	231	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#194	257	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#181	279	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#188	289	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#187	276	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#203	251	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#203	265	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#239	225	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#240	229	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#260	197	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#275	175	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#257	189	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#259	183	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#277	160	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#260	180	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#244	180	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#285	147	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#304	124	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#383	90	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#412	71	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#532	49	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#577	39	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#586	34	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#728	24	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#794	21	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#869	18	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#887	17	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#809	19	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#1235	10	High	Demonstration data
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#234	8	High	Demonstration data
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#312	5	High	Demonstration data
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#318	5	High	Demonstration data
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#288	6	High	Demonstration data
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#398	3	High	Demonstration data
2025	Norway	male	#328	11	High	Demonstration data
2024	Norway	male	#277	15	High	Demonstration data
2023	Norway	male	#256	17	High	Demonstration data
2022	Norway	male	#451	5	High	Demonstration data
2021	Norway	male	#328	10	High	Demonstration data
2020	Norway	male	#222	18	High	Demonstration data
2019	Norway	male	#253	18	High	Demonstration data
2018	Norway	male	#318	12	High	Demonstration data
2017	Norway	male	#307	14	High	Demonstration data
2016	Norway	male	#328	13	High	Demonstration data
2015	Norway	male	#277	17	High	Demonstration data
2014	Norway	male	#315	14	High	Demonstration data
2013	Norway	male	#362	11	High	Demonstration data
2012	Norway	male	#335	12	High	Demonstration data
2011	Norway	male	#369	10	High	Demonstration data
2010	Norway	male	#291	16	High	Demonstration data
2009	Norway	male	#351	12	High	Demonstration data
2008	Norway	male	#372	11	High	Demonstration data
2007	Norway	male	#460	7	High	Demonstration data
2006	Norway	male	#521	5	High	Demonstration data
2005	Norway	male	#376	9	High	Demonstration data
2004	Norway	male	#340	10	High	Demonstration data
2003	Norway	male	#413	8	High	Demonstration data
2002	Norway	male	#355	9	High	Demonstration data
1999	Norway	male	#418	8	High	Demonstration data
1998	Norway	male	#438	7	High	Demonstration data
1995	Norway	male	#466	7	High	Demonstration data
1994	Norway	male	#458	7	High	Demonstration data
1991	Norway	male	#462	8	High	Demonstration data
1990	Norway	male	#502	7	High	Demonstration data
1989	Norway	male	#640	4	High	Demonstration data
1988	Norway	male	#605	5	High	Demonstration data
1986	Norway	male	#423	10	High	Demonstration data
1984	Norway	male	#512	7	High	Demonstration data
1983	Norway	male	#392	11	High	Demonstration data
1982	Norway	male	#423	10	High	Demonstration data
1981	Norway	male	#475	8	High	Demonstration data
1980	Norway	male	#547	6	High	Demonstration data
1979	Norway	male	#542	6	High	Demonstration data
1978	Norway	male	#427	9	High	Demonstration data
1976	Norway	male	#618	4	High	Demonstration data
1975	Norway	male	#503	7	High	Demonstration data
1974	Norway	male	#508	7	High	Demonstration data
1973	Norway	male	#560	5	High	Demonstration data
1972	Norway	male	#563	5	High	Demonstration data
1971	Norway	male	#481	7	High	Demonstration data
1965	Norway	male	#496	5	High	Demonstration data
1964	Norway	male	#519	4	High	Demonstration data
1963	Norway	male	#445	6	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#329	12	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#327	12	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	12	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#306	14	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#326	13	High	Demonstration data
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#342	12	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#352	11	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#471	7	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#495	6	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#389	9	High	Demonstration data
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#308	14	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#382	10	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#383	10	High	Demonstration data
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#310	14	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#342	12	High	Demonstration data
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#422	8	High	Demonstration data
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	11	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#529	5	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#527	4	High	Demonstration data
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	5	High	Demonstration data
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	male	#619	4	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.