Raphael

Hebrew

"God has healed"

Raphael Origin and Meaning

The name Raphael is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has healed".

Raphael is a romantic archangel name that sounds both artistic and powerful. Raphael is also a great cross-cultural choice, with significance for people with both Latinate and Jewish roots, plus plenty of grounding in the English-speaking world.

Raphael was one of the seven archangels (called by Milton "the affable archangel") who attended the throne of God and, as the angel of healing, is the patron of doctors as well as of travelers, science and healing. Another worthy namesake is the great Renaissance painter Raphael (born Raffaello Sanzio). Several celebs have chosen the name, including Robert De Niro, Ana Ortiz and Melissa George.

Rafael is the Spanish spelling, as represented by Spanish tennis champ Rafael Nadal. Rafi is the familiar Hebrew nickname.

Raphael Rank in US Top 1000

# 453 in the US

Raphael Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 236 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Raphael

• 453 US 2023
• 236 Nameberry 2025
• 63 Canada 2023
• 452 Future 2028
• 156 England 2023
• 36 Germany 2024
• 134 Switzerland 2023
• 30 Austria 2023
• 4 Israel 2023

20 Names Similar to Raphael

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Raphael.

• Julius
• Cedric
• Augustus
• Maximilian
• Vincent
• Ezekiel
• Victor
• Rafael
• Leon
• Fabian
• Maximus
• Thaddeus
• Tobias
• Matthias
• Dimitri
• Hector
• Darius
• Lorenzo
• Dorian
• Dante

Famous People Named Raphael

• Raphael Biblical archangel
• Raphael Sanzio Italian Renaissance painter
• Raphael Soyer Russian,American painter
• Raphael Saadiq (b. Charles Ray Wiggins) American R&B singer
• Raphael Holinshed English chronicler consulted by William Shakespeare
• Raphael Matos Brazilian racing car driver
• Raphael "Roy" Welensky 2nd and last Prime Minister of Rhodesia
• Raphael (born Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez) Spanish singer and actor
• Raphael Semmes U.S. Confederate Navy general
• Raphael Sbarge American actor
• Raphael Gualazzi Italian singer and pianist
• Raphael Alejandro American child actor
• Raphael De Niro (b. 1976) son of American actor Robert De Niro
• Raphael "Raffi" Williams (b. 1992) son of TV journalist Juan Williams
• Raphaël Halle (b. 1993) son of actress Juliette Binoche and André Halle
• Raphael Eigenmann Rogoff (b. 1998) son of actress Cherie Gil and Rony Rogoff
• Raphael Lough (b. 2010) son of runners Paula Radcliffe and Gary Lough
• Raphael Lebenzon (b. 2011) son of actress Ana Ortiz and Noah Lebenzon
• Raphaël Elmaleh (b. 2013) son of Princess Charlotte Casiraghi of Monaco and Gad Elmaleh
• Raphael Blanc (b. 2014) son of actress Melissa George and Jean David Blanc

The name Raphael in Pop Culture

• Raphael Santiago character in Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments"
• Raphael one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Raphael Hythloday character in Utopia (1516) by Thomas More
• Raphael chemist in The Mystery of a Hansom Crab (1886) by Fergus Hume
• Raphael Leon journalist in Children of the Ghetto (1892) by Israel Zangwill
• Raphael "Raffy " character in Gemma Malley's "The Killables" series
• Raphael an angel on the TV show "Supernatural''
• Raphael a vampire in the French online visual novel Moonlight Lovers
• Raphael Kirsten character in Fire Emblem Three Houses video game

International Variations of the name Raphael

• Rafaele Italian
• Rafal Polish