Raoul

RAY-uh-uhl /ˈɹeɪəˌʌl/
boy 1 syllable fading

Raoul is an uncommon variant of Raul that peaked in 1928 and has since faded.

Raoul is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Raoul was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1928 (53 births).

About the name Raoul

PronunciationRAY-uh-uhl /ˈɹeɪəˌʌl/
CultureDutchFrenchGermanItalian
53peak births 1928
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Raoul

How popular is Raoul?

Boys named Raoul
188019001920194019601980200020202024
Boys named Raoul per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Raoul total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202455#13,783
202355#13,709
202299#8,831
202188#9,497
202066#11,681
201977#10,561
201877#10,487
20171313#6,591
201599#8,570
201466#11,800
201377#10,479
201288#9,507
201166#11,934
201066#11,858
20091414#6,358
200899#8,852
20071010#8,037
20051111#7,003
20041111#6,879
20031010#7,124
20021515#5,084
200166#10,253
20001111#6,218
19991212#5,580
19981717#4,154
199712—#5,200
199615—#4,345
199516—#4,007
199413—#4,737
19939—#6,115
199225—#2,804
199118—#3,428
199015—#3,924
198919—#3,179
198817—#3,183
198710—#4,506
198620—#2,669
198515—#3,181
198413—#3,406
198321—#2,390
198224—#2,198
198122—#2,319
198022—#2,345
197925—#2,090
197829—#1,823
197718—#2,538
197625—#1,980
197529—#1,744
197418—#2,341
197332—#1,539
197223—#1,915
197139—#1,372
197038—#1,366
196929—#1,520
196832—#1,384
196731—#1,381
196618—#1,872
196523—#1,660
196432—#1,402
196327—#1,539
196238—#1,273
196143—#1,220
196034—#1,378
195939—#1,260
195834—#1,337
195729—#1,479
195647—#1,117
195544—#1,131
195433—#1,325
195341—#1,165
195227—#1,483
195143—#1,107
195034—#1,251
194935—#1,223
194834—#1,249
194720—#1,723
194630—#1,292
194525—#1,341
194421—#1,516
194337—#1,138
194236—#1,160
194125—#1,365
194035—#1,125
193930—#1,214
193830—#1,214
193726—#1,338
193638—#1,046
193537—#1,073
193438—#1,073
193330—#1,223
193243—#1,021
193147—#971
193045—#1,033
192945—#1,024
192853—#937
192735—#1,243
192641—#1,120
192542—#1,089
192443—#1,106
192345—#1,074
192231—#1,329
192141—#1,120
192038—#1,177
191941—#1,076
191842—#1,056
191747—#943
191632—#1,172
191542—#976
191424—#1,217
191328—#946
191216—#1,214
19119—#1,267
19108—#1,288
19088—#1,095
19067—#1,093
19058—#989
19006—#1,278
18995—#1,173
18979—#774
18915—#1,095
18907—#862
18807—#794