Raul
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning wolf counsel; a form of Ralph or Raoul.
Babies a year
555
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#634
down from #610
UK popularity
#1538
17 babies
How Raul has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #443 |
| 2016 | #469 |
| 2017 | #520 |
| 2018 | #513 |
| 2019 | #519 |
| 2020 | #557 |
| 2021 | #610 |
| 2022 | #553 |
| 2023 | #596 |
| 2024 | #610 |
| 2025 | #634 |
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Raul. In the US, 555 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,518 in 2000.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Raul was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.08% of American babies of that sex.
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