How Many People Are Named Raul?
people named Raul are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,665 people in the US has this name
Based on 88,524 babies named Raul in Social Security records from 1904 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,521 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Portuguese and Italian form of Radulf (see RALPH).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Raul, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Raul alive today is about 38 years old, and 45% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 22 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Raul first appears in the records in 1904 and was given most often in 1995, to 1,521 babies. In 2025, 440 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1904 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Raul has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #190, in 1980 to 1981. In 2025 it ranked #634.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #634 |
| Best rank | #190 (1980 to 1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #206 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Raul alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Raul were born in California than in any other state: about 23,583 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Raul was given 4.6 times as often in Texas, 3.1 times in New Mexico and 3 times in Arizona.
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