Gender
Origin
- Spanish
- Form of Ralph wolf counsel.
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Raul
Pronunciation
raul
Famous People
Actor Raul Julia
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #223, 1,517 births); most recent 2025 (rank #634, 440 births)
- Girls: peak in 1986 (rank #4962, 15 births); most recent 2008 (rank #17484, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 440 | – |
| 2024 | 466 | – |
| 2023 | 475 | – |
| 2022 | 539 | – |
| 2021 | 455 | – |
| 2020 | 503 | – |
| 2019 | 552 | – |
| 2018 | 551 | – |
| 2017 | 556 | – |
| 2016 | 652 | – |
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 2017 (rank #675, 52 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1538, 17 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2022 | 38 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2018 | 42 |
| 2017 | 52 |
| 2016 | 38 |
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 2019 (rank #1627, 19 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1895, 14 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 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
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #382, 10 births); most recent 2024 (rank #748, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #686, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence