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Origin & history of Raphel1
Modern American roots
Raphel comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Healing, Divine, God's Healer | Formal: Messenger of Healing, God's Healer.
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How popular is Raphel?
1991
peak year
The name Raphel reached its peak in 1991, with 11 registrations (ranked #5019). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1921. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #13700) today, averaging about 5 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 168 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
11
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,019)
(ranked #5,019)
5
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
50
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
168
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Raphel6
Life path number
The Nurturer
Nurturing, love and responsibility.
❤️Nurturing
🏡Home-centred
⚖️Just
🌸Generous
R9
A1
P7
H8
E5
L3
Sum: 33 → Life path 6
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Personality of Raphel❤️
Nurturing heart
They notice when someone is struggling before anyone else.
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Creates warmth
Their circle is warmer for their presence.
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Strong morals
They know what's right and stand by it.
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Quietly selfless
They give and give, often without realising how much.
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