The baby name Rafel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈræfəl/ (RAF-əl); Catalan/Spanish: /rəˈfɛl/ (ruh-FEL).
Rafel is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Rafel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈræfəl/ (RAF-əl); Catalan/Spanish: /rəˈfɛl/ (ruh-FEL).
Rafel is Hebrew in Origin.
Rafel is the Catalan and Valencian form of Rafael/Raphael, from Hebrew Rafa'el meaning "God has healed" or "El heals." Via Greek and Latin biblical tradition, the name spread across Europe with devotion to the archangel Raphael. In Catalan-speaking regions it appears in medieval parish registers and persists as a given name - and less commonly a surname - especially in the Balearic Islands and Valencia; it is also encountered in Maltese.
Variants include Rafael (Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan), Raphael (English, German), Raphaël (French), Raffaele (Italian), Raffael (German), and Rafał (Polish); feminine forms are Rafaela/Raphaela. Common short forms are Raf, Rafa, and Rafe. The name carries enduring associations with healing, guidance, and protection on journeys through the archangel’s role in the Book of Tobit, giving Rafel a warm, grounded alternative to the more international Rafael/Raphael.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 1,400 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #176 | 4 | 4,064 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #176 | 3 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| Spain | 0 | #389 | 64 | 2,326 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #404 | 772 | 5,610 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #437 | 68 | 11,303 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #470 | 12 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 13 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #555 | 7 | 10,655 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #565 | 12 | 10,045 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #619 | 7 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #646 | 22 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #651 | 15 | 13,390 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #718 | 11 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #726 | 26 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #817 | 104 | 15,656 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #846 | 33 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2013 | #870 | 5 | 7,323 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #893 | 90 | 16,355 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 9 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,089 | 23 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,453 | 19 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Rafel is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:
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