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Origin & history of Rafaela1
Macedonian / Portuguese / Spanish roots
Rafaela comes from the Macedonian / Portuguese / Spanish tradition, meaning God has healed.
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How popular is Rafaela?
2011
peak year
Today, Rafaela is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3534), with only about 45 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2011, 60 babies were given the name (ranked #2897 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Rafaela's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 3,456 babies have been registered as Rafaela since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
60
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,897)
(ranked #2,897)
45
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
450
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
3,456
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Rafaela8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
R9
A1
F6
A1
E5
L3
A1
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Rafaela💼
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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