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Rafael is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1900s; before that, it was of occasional use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.077% of baby boys were given the name Rafael. Its ranking then was #217. In 2007, its usage was 0.073% and its ranking #228, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2007, Rafael was more widely used than the subsequent ranked name, Raphael (English, French, German, and Hebrew), by 5 times. Baby names that sound like Rafael include Raphael (English, French, German, and Hebrew), Raphaël (French), Raffaello (Italian), Rafal (Polish), Rafel (Catalan), Raffaele (Italian), and Raffaelo (Italian). KEY: English pronunciation for Rafael: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" A famous person named Rafael is Tennis Player, Rafael Nadal, born Rafael Nadal-Parera, 3 June 1986, Manacor, Mallorca, Spain.
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