Given name
Raffaella
“the divine healer”
Raffaella is a variant of Raphaela. In Hebrew use, Raphaela carries the interpretation “the divine healer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raffaella is a variant of Raphaela. In Hebrew use, Raphaela carries the interpretation “the divine healer.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raffaella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 483
- 0 boys · 483 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,497 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +69%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,497 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 69.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 761 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.
Raffaella’s family of names
Raffaella has a related form in Raphaela. In Italian usage, Raffaella has a conventional equivalent in the German form Raphaela. In Italian usage, Raffaella has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Ραφαέλα.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Raffaella has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Raffaella
- Raffaella CarràItalian singer, actress and television presenter (1943–2021)
- Raffaella PetriniItalian Vatican religiousborn 1969
- Raffaella ReggiItalian tennis playerborn 1965
- Raffaella LebboroniItalian actressborn 1961
- Raffaella FicoItalian female modelborn 1988
- Raffaella ManieriItalian footballerborn 1986
- Raffaella De LaurentiisItalian film producerborn 1954
- Raffaella BaracchiItalian actressborn 1964
- Raffaella ImbrianiGerman judokaborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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