Raphaella

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Raphaella: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Raphaella: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,628 in 2003, and it stood at #1,672 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
28times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1628highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2350
1997	#2411
1998	#1697
1999	#1675
2000	#2746
2002	#3409
2003	#1628
2004	#2802
2005	#2084
2006	#3116
2007	#2233
2008	#3005
2009	#4564
2010	#2104
2011	#2275
2012	#2095
2013	#3536
2014	#2203
2015	#2070
2016	#1749
2017	#3229
2018	#2901
2019	#2869
2020	#2300
2021	#1962
2022	#3533
2023	#4056
2024	#1672

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 28 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1628 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1672 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Raphaella by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Raphaella in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	32	4 of 10	8
2000s	64	9 of 10	7
2010sbusiest	107	10 of 10	11
2020s	54	5 of 10	11

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 11 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Raphaella appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1628 in England and Wales in 2003.

Raphaella's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#1672	18	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#4056	5	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#3533	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#1962	14	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#2300	11	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#2869	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2901	8	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#3229	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#1749	17	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2070	13	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2203	12	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#3536	6	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2095	13	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#2275	11	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2104	12	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#4564	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#3005	7	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#2233	10	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#3116	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2084	10	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#2802	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#1628	12	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#3409	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#2746	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#1675	10	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1697	10	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#2411	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#2350	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 28 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,628, first reached in 2003.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 18 births, registered in England and Wales in 2024.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
23 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#1,672position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
18births registered in its largest year, 2024Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Raphaela · #2112, 26y
Raphaelle · #3214, 18y
Raquel · #1319, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Annalisa · #1628, 28y
Ellana · #1628, 27y
Insha · #1628, 27y
Layal · #1628, 23y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Annalisa · #1628, 28y
Ellana · #1628, 27y
Insha · #1628, 27y
Keerat · #1628, 21y

Raphaella and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Raphaella without appearing here.

Raphaella moved ahead of

Kirsten Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4056 and #4056 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #1672 and #5891.
Lynette Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4564 and #4564 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #2095 and #5876.
Finlay Compare
In 2009 they stood at #4564 and #4564 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2010 that had become #2104 and #5707.
Kristine Compare
In 2009 they stood at #4564 and #3031 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2010 that had become #2104 and #5707.

Moved ahead of Raphaella

Rory Compare
In 2021 they stood at #1962 and #2201 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #3533 and #1452.
Mila Compare
In 1999 they stood at #1675 and #2189 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2000 that had become #2746 and #1313.
Eabha Compare
In 2016 they stood at #1749 and #4096 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #3229 and #2201.
Harper Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2084 and #2682 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2006 that had become #3116 and #2137.

Moved the opposite way to Raphaella

Dianne Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Raphaella went from #3409 to #1672 while Dianne went from #4137 to #5891.

Moved the same way as Raphaella

Kristin Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Raphaella went from #2350 to #4056 and Kristin from #1434 to #5687.
Therese Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Raphaella went from #2350 to #4056 and Therese from #2096 to #4709.
Tracey Compare
Between 1996 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Raphaella went from #2350 to #4056 and Tracey from #783 to #5687.
Josefine Compare
Between 1998 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Raphaella went from #1697 to #4056 and Josefine from #3848 to #5687.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1628 in England and Wales in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Raphaella

Raphaella at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Raphaella by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Raphaella appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Raphaella at a glance

Raphaella by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Raphaella appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Raphaella and the names beside it

Raphaella moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Raphaella

Moved the opposite way to Raphaella

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