Rael is a rare variant of Raul that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Rael is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,529 among boys (53) and #8,237 among girls (13) — overall #4,665 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | #8,237 | #2,529 |
| 2024 | 72 | 72 | #9,429 | #2,337 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | #13,153 | #4,188 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | #10,236 | #2,821 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,099 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,185 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #15,171 | #5,110 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,574 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,707 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #15,809 | #11,804 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #15,980 | #10,366 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | #16,093 | #9,411 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #10,097 | #7,961 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #13,173 | #11,925 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,398 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | #13,188 | #10,482 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #16,795 | #8,829 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #16,997 | #9,648 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #13,630 | #12,020 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,377 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #18,513 | #9,887 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,694 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | #11,118 | #7,112 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #17,480 | — |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #10,806 | #11,883 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #14,575 | #11,722 |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | #10,128 | #8,504 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #10,894 | #9,353 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,265 | — |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #11,458 | — |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #12,940 | #9,476 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #9,267 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,919 | — |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,945 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,803 | — |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #6,055 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | — | #4,739 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #9,251 | — |