Given name
Refael
Refael is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Asturian.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Refael through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 344
- 344 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,355 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,355 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 18.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 2019. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 345 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.
Refael’s family of names
In Asturian usage, Refael has a diminutive in FALO. In Asturian usage, Refael has a related form in Rafael. In Asturian usage, Refael has a diminutive in Falín.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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