Boys' name · peaked in 1995
Raul name popularity since 1925
86,748 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Raul (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1985 or earlier, so the typical Raul is about 41 years old in 2026. Raul peaked in 1995 as the #201 name for boys, and it ranked #634 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 86,748
- Named Raul, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #634
- for boys in 2025 (440 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 484 girls · 86,264 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 4.56× its national share
Peak year is the year Raul made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Raul births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2000. Measured as a share of all babies, Raul peaked in 1995.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, Raul's share of baby boys fell by 43%, from 1 in 1,500 to 1 in 2,630.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Raul's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Raul.
Decade by decade
Babies named Raul in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 7 | 1,746 | – |
| 1930s | 37 | 3,238 | #303 |
| 1940s | 20 | 4,506 | #268 |
| 1950s | 60 | 7,750 | #249 |
| 1960s | 65 | 8,507 | #263 |
| 1970s | 84 | 10,548 | #208 |
| 1980s | 116 | 12,126 | #218 |
| 1990s | 71 | 14,609 | #201 |
| 2000s | 24 | 13,416 | #248 |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,936 | #443 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,882 | #634 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
24.6% of babies named Raul from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Raul is most popular
The index compares Raul's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Raul.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 4.56× | 30,128 |
| Arizona | 3.25× | 3,550 |
| New Mexico | 3.22× | 1,496 |
| California | 3.02× | 26,925 |
| Nevada | 1.54× | 464 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Raul and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Raul (this page) | 86,264 | 1995 |
| Rahul | 3,332 | 2000 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Raul's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Raul.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Raul (1995).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data