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Rafal

Just 113 people in Poland carry this name. In practice, it's a men's name.

Rafal Pronunciation

Rafal is pronounced RAH-fahl (/ˈrafal/).

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Alive in 2025
113
Newborns 2025
<2
National rank
#3202

When Rafal celebrates name day

Rafal appears 7 times in the Polish name day calendar, 4 of them as a main name, the first on 24 January.

Next name day
24 October
Saturday in 2026
Next one in 44 days
Name days

The days Polish calendars list this name on. By custom you celebrate one of them, usually the first after your birthday.

Also celebrates

Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.

How many people are named Rafal

1 in 192308 men in Poland is named Rafal. 113 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3202 among male names.

People with the name Rafal 2019 → 2025
113 +42 since 2019
2020 80 +9
2021 89 +9
2022 95 +6
2023 102 +7
2024 111 +9
2025 113 +2

Rafal's popularity over time

Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.

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<2 newborns with the name Rafal in 2025
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Rafal as a middle name

Rafal is a first name for 113 men in Poland and a middle name for another 171, a 40/60 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 527th, between Ivo (171) and Armand (170).

As a first name
113
As a middle name
171
first name 40% middle name 60%

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