Raphael · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 139 recorded years as a table

Raphael, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1882	44
1886	63
1887	49
1889	99
1891	89
1892	107
1893	98
1894	78
1895	77
1896	75
1897	115
1898	106
1899	94
1900	53
1901	122
1902	122
1903	75
1904	78
1905	98
1906	98
1907	129
1908	156
1909	73
1910	98
1911	133
1912	128
1913	133
1914	145
1915	118
1916	131
1917	92
1918	99
1919	100
1920	97
1921	92
1922	119
1923	86
1924	95
1925	89
1926	73
1927	80
1928	89
1929	89
1930	88
1931	82
1932	69
1933	72
1934	57
1935	51
1936	67
1937	59
1938	45
1939	62
1940	62
1941	51
1942	49
1943	41
1944	35
1945	45
1946	39
1947	38
1948	47
1949	39
1950	36
1951	38
1952	44
1953	41
1954	54
1955	45
1956	44
1957	45
1958	47
1959	45
1960	44
1961	55
1962	52
1963	49
1964	49
1965	52
1966	62
1967	60
1968	75
1969	86
1970	90
1971	106
1972	111
1973	123
1974	103
1975	116
1976	116
1977	111
1978	104
1979	91
1980	89
1981	93
1982	105
1983	100
1984	115
1985	139
1986	146
1987	136
1988	158
1989	151
1990	219
1991	184
1992	156
1993	138
1994	135
1995	132
1996	134
1997	138
1998	134
1999	140
2000	155
2001	137
2002	139
2003	128
2004	153
2005	158
2006	161
2007	160
2008	195
2009	202
2010	192
2011	187
2012	204
2013	224
2014	240
2015	278
2016	290
2017	303
2018	295
2019	304
2020	324
2021	313
2022	367
2023	401
2024	436
2025	472

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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New York 2.2×
Nevada 2.0×
Massachusetts 1.8×
New Jersey 1.6×
Washington 1.6×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 807
Rank in 2025: #394
How rare: 1 in 2,116 boys
Since 1882: 24,258

Most popular in 2025, at 472 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 70% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New York	2.2×	244
Nevada	2.0×	30
Massachusetts	1.8×	65
New Jersey	1.6×	82
Washington	1.6×	66

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.