Meaning of the nameRafaelle
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Ra-fa-el-le
- Biblical name
Rafaelle is a spelling of the name Rafaele, which means “God heals”.
Meaning
“God heals”
Meaning of the name Rafaele, of which Rafaelle is a spelling.
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafael · Behind the Name: Raphael
- People (2022)
- 3,088
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,814
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,600
- people
Rafaelle in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rafaelle, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (786 people).
3,039 women 49 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 Rafaelle is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rafaelle in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 545 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 503 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 252 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 251 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 188 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 180 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 173 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 170 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 148 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 85 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 80 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 61 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 52 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 48 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Rafaelle
It writes the ending as -lle, one of the spellings of the formative -ele described in the Morfemário; it is the less common of the two spellings in the group.
About the name Rafaele
Rafaele is a variant of Rafaela, the feminine form of Rafael, according to Wiktionary and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). Rafael comes from Hebrew and combines rafa, 'to heal', and el, 'God'; the Dicionário translates the name as 'God healed' and notes that it also refers to the archangel Raphael. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,248 people named Rafaele, with a median age of 18. The ending -ele, which the Morfemário of the same dictionary derives from the French -elle, appears with several spellings in Brazilian names, and the Dicionário records Raffaele and Raphaele as spelling variants of Rafaele.
Other spellings of Rafaele
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Rafaele | 11,248 |
| Rafaelle | 3,088 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Rafaele · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafaela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafael · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Raphael · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ele, -elle) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rafaele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rafaelle
What does the name Rafaelle mean?
Rafaelle means “God heals”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Rafaele, of which Rafaelle is a spelling.
How many people are named Rafaelle in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,088 people with the first name Rafaelle, which ranks it number 3,814 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Rafaelle a boy's or a girl's name?
Rafaelle is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,039 women and 49 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Rafaelle?
Rafaelle is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rafaelle most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.003% of the state's population is named Rafaelle (545 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rafaelle?
Rafaele. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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