Given name
Rafela
“the divine healer”
Rafela is a form of Raphaela. In Hebrew use, Raphaela carries the interpretation “the divine healer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Rafela carries the interpretation “the divine healer.” Rafela is a form of Raphaela. In Hebrew use, Raphaela carries the interpretation “the divine healer.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Rafela is used as a form of Raphaela.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rafela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1929. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1915. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 124 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rafela’s family of names
Rafela is a form of Raphaela. Rafela has a related form in Rafelah. Rafela has a related form in Rafele.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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