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Origin & history of Rafa1
Arabic / Hebrew / Spanish roots
Rafa comes from the Arabic / Hebrew / Spanish tradition, meaning God Heals.
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How popular is Rafa?
2023
peak year
The name Rafa reached its peak in 2023, with 20 registrations (ranked #5014). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1998, roughly 25 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8305) today, averaging about 14 new babies per year. Rafa has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 188 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
20
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,014)
(ranked #5,014)
14
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
140
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
188
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Rafa8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
R9
A1
F6
A1
Sum: 17 → Life path 8
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Personality of Rafa💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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