Gender
Origin
- French
- Form of Ralph wolf counsel.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Raoul
Pronunciation
raoul
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1928 (rank #927, 53 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12301, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #1892, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3521, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1912 (rank #49, 898 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1011, 36 births)
- Girls: peak in 1914 (rank #670, 6 births); most recent 1950 (rank #1296, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36 | – |
| 2022 | 40 | – |
| 2021 | 33 | – |
| 2020 | 26 | – |
| 2019 | 25 | – |
| 2018 | 30 | – |
| 2017 | 32 | – |
| 2016 | 28 | – |
| 2015 | 23 | – |
| 2014 | 16 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence