Rafaël: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Rafaël year by year

Rafaël drops 23 places from 2024 (ranked 83rd then). Since 2020 (97 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 31%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	106th	67
2024	83rd	83
2023	77th	93
2022	80th	92
2021	74th	112
2020	77th	97

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Rafaël since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Rafaël appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 2009, with 167 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (1,335 babies). Since 1980, about 2,989 children in Québec have been named Rafaël.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Rafaël in Québec in 2025?

67 boys were named Rafaël in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 106th rank among boy names.

Is Rafaël a popular name in Québec?

Rafaël ranks 106th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Rafaël given most often?

In 2009, with 167 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Rafaël a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Rafaël only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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