Meaning of the nameRafaeli
- Female
- Ra-fa-e-li
Rafaeli is a Brazilian female name that resembles Rafaela, the feminine of Rafael; the exact origin of the spellings in -i, -ly and -y is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Rafaeli is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 5,670
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,517
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,927
- people
Rafaeli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rafaeli, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (2,025 people).
5,570 women 100 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Rafaeli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rafaeli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.010%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
- Mato Grosso 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Pará 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,302 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 1,144 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 466 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 405 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 405 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 312 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 213 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 204 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 178 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 158 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 151 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 126 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 99 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 82 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 72 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 49 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rafaeli
Rafaeli, Rafaelly and Rafaely resemble Rafaela, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives as the feminine of Rafael. Rafael comes from Hebrew, through Greek and Latin, according to Wiktionary; the Dictionary translates it as 'God healed' and Behind the Name as 'God heals'. The origin of the endings -i, -ly and -y is uncertain. They are almost always female names, and most of the people recorded were born from 2000 onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,847 people named Rafaelly, the most recorded spelling in the group.
It ends in -i, without the double L or the Y of the other two spellings. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Other spellings of Rafaeli
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafaela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafael · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Rafael · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Raphael · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Rafaela · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Rafaeli
What does the name Rafaeli mean?
The meaning of Rafaeli is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Rafaeli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,670 people with the first name Rafaeli, which ranks it number 2,517 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Rafaeli a boy's or a girl's name?
Rafaeli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,570 women and 100 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rafaeli most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.010% of the state's population is named Rafaeli (1,144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rafaeli?
Rafaelly and Rafaely. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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