Raul
- Last seen for girls in 2008 at #17,504
- #634 for boys in 2025, 440 births
- Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1980 · 1,288 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 88,040since 1904
Raul over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Raul has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #634 | 440 | |
| 2024 | — | #611 | 466 | |
| 2023 | — | #594 | 477 | |
| 2022 | — | #554 | 539 | |
| 2021 | — | #610 | 455 | |
| 2020 | — | #557 | 505 | |
| 2019 | — | #517 | 552 | |
| 2018 | — | #513 | 551 | |
| 2017 | — | #519 | 556 | |
| 2016 | — | #468 | 652 | |
| 2015 | — | #443 | 693 | |
| 2014 | — | #422 | 727 | |
| 2013 | — | #409 | 722 | |
| 2012 | — | #403 | 722 | |
| 2011 | — | #360 | 835 | |
| 2010 | — | #340 | 926 | |
| 2009 | — | #315 | 1,015 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #288 | 1,180 |
| 2007 | — | #255 | 1,387 | |
| 2006 | — | #255 | 1,355 | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #248 | 1,332 |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #242 | 1,381 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #238 | 1,401 |
| 2002 | — | #240 | 1,407 | |
| 2001 | — | #235 | 1,439 | |
| 2000 | — | #223 | 1,519 | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #228 | 1,469 |
| 1998 | — | #232 | 1,373 | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #219 | 1,406 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #207 | 1,493 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #201 | 1,512 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #199 | 1,452 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #204 | 1,497 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #207 | 1,488 |
| 1991 | — | #214 | 1,458 | |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #209 | 1,461 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #209 | 1,359 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #212 | 1,235 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #211 | 1,184 |
| 1986 | #4,964 | 15 | #208 | 1,164 |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #218 | 1,108 |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 | #208 | 1,106 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #208 | 1,141 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #202 | 1,223 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #190 | 1,318 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #189 | 1,288 |
| 1979 | — | #212 | 1,119 | |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #209 | 1,036 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #217 | 1,016 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #199 | 1,111 |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | #208 | 1,038 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #209 | 1,065 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #225 | 959 |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #212 | 1,050 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #211 | 1,116 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #226 | 1,038 |
| 1969 | — | #248 | 843 | |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #241 | 885 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | #240 | 852 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #247 | 844 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #263 | 793 |
| 1964 | — | #265 | 836 | |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #262 | 852 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #268 | 816 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #267 | 881 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #263 | 905 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #272 | 846 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #264 | 865 |
| 1957 | — | #259 | 846 | |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #252 | 812 |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #249 | 798 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #248 | 782 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #255 | 738 |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #256 | 713 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #251 | 704 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #255 | 646 |
| 1949 | — | #254 | 646 | |
| 1948 | — | #266 | 615 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #288 | 572 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #295 | 482 |
| 1945 | — | #268 | 487 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #301 | 393 |
| 1943 | — | #318 | 371 | |
| 1942 | — | #325 | 345 | |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #337 | 291 |
| 1940 | — | #325 | 304 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #310 | 322 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #315 | 303 |
| 1937 | — | #334 | 264 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #320 | 282 |
| 1935 | — | #302 | 324 | |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | #307 | 313 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #296 | 320 |
| 1932 | — | #302 | 338 | |
| 1931 | — | #290 | 364 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #281 | 408 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #271 | 422 |
| 1928 | — | #292 | 375 | |
| 1927 | — | #304 | 361 | |
| 1926 | — | #328 | 306 | |
| 1925 | — | #349 | 282 | |
| 1924 | — | #331 | 307 | |
| 1923 | — | #408 | 217 | |
| 1922 | — | #421 | 203 | |
| 1921 | — | #437 | 195 | |
| 1920 | — | #454 | 179 | |
| 1919 | — | #574 | 109 | |
| 1918 | — | #611 | 101 | |
| 1917 | — | #616 | 93 | |
| 1916 | — | #647 | 82 | |
| 1915 | — | #614 | 88 | |
| 1914 | — | #734 | 51 | |
| 1913 | — | #604 | 53 | |
| 1912 | — | #816 | 29 | |
| 1911 | — | #759 | 18 | |
| 1910 | — | #755 | 16 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
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| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
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| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
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First appearance
1904
The first year at least five boys were named Raul! It came in at #874, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1905, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Raul is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- New Mexico#270 · 1 in 929
- Texas#275 · 1 in 1,233
- Nevada#323 · 1 in 1,255
- California#332 · 1 in 1,610
- Arizona#343 · 1 in 1,487
Best ever in a state: #30 in Arizona, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #270 | 7 | 1 in 929 |
| Texas | #275 | 142 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Nevada | #323 | 9 | 1 in 1,255 |
| California | #332 | 109 | 1 in 1,610 |
| Arizona | #343 | 22 | 1 in 1,487 |
| Oregon | #529 | 6 | 1 in 2,510 |
| Arkansas | #555 | 5 | 1 in 2,517 |
| Colorado | #680 | 7 | 1 in 3,836 |
| Massachusetts | #690 | 6 | 1 in 4,504 |
| Illinois | #711 | 12 | 1 in 4,129 |
| Louisiana | #775 | 5 | 1 in 3,826 |
| New York | #798 | 17 | 1 in 4,966 |
| Georgia | #853 | 10 | 1 in 5,022 |
| Washington | #898 | 6 | 1 in 5,466 |
| Florida | #912 | 15 | 1 in 6,369 |
| North Carolina | #1,028 | 7 | 1 in 7,353 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Raul
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 77 spots since 2020 (#557 → #634)
- Biggest jump: 212 spots in 1913
- Biggest drop: 130 spots in 1914
Rise & fade · boys
76 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1904
- Peaked 1980 at #189 (1,288 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 37 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 119 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1909–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,259
- Highest: 1 in 1,259 boys born in 1995 were named Raul (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,882 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #189 in 1980, was only 1 in 1,385 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 16.6% of all boys named Raul (14,609) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 35 | #852 (1906) | #925 |
| 1910s | 640 | #574 (1919) | #673 |
| 1920s | 2,847 | #271 (1929) | #360 |
| 1930s | 3,238 | #281 (1930) | #306 |
| 1940s | 4,506 | #254 (1949) | #298 |
| 1950s | 7,750 | #248 (1954) | #256 |
| 1960s | 8,507 | #240 (1967) | #256 |
| 1970s | 10,548 | #199 (1976) | #213 |
| 1980s | 12,126 | #189 (1980) | #206 |
| 1990s | 14,609 | #199 (1994) | #212 |
| 2000s | 13,416 | #223 (2000) | #254 |
| 2010s | 6,936 | #340 (2010) | #439 |
| 2020s | 2,882 | #554 (2022) | #593 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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