Raffaele comes from the Hebrew / Italian tradition, meaning God has healed.
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How popular is Raffaele?
1969peak year
Today, Raffaele is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7288), with only about 13 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1969, 24 babies were given the name (ranked #1711 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. Raffaele's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 1,058 babies have been registered as Raffaele since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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