Boy or Girl

Is Raoul a boy or girl name?

Raoul was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,914 US babies named Raoul were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#13,731
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Raoul since 1880
2,914
Most popular year
1928
53 babies
Babies named Raoul each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Raoul from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.01530456018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Raoul, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s700%
1890s2600%
1900s2900%
1910s28900%
1920s41400%
1930s36400%
1940s29800%
1950s37000%
1960s30700%
1970s27600%
1980s18300%
1990s15200%
2000s9700%
2010s6900%
2020s3300%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20245#13,7310–
20235#13,6990–
20229#8,8230–
20218#9,4930–
20206#11,6750–
20197#10,5540–
20187#10,4850–
201713#6,5890–
20160–0–
20159#8,5680–
20146#11,7990–
20137#10,4770–
20128#9,5060–
20116#11,9310–
20106#11,8570–
200914#6,3570–
20089#8,8520–
200710#8,0370–
20060–0–
200511#7,0030–
200411#6,8790–
200310#7,1240–
200215#5,0830–
20016#10,2530–
200011#6,2170–
199912#5,5800–
199817#4,1540–
199712#5,2000–
199615#4,3450–
199516#4,0070–
199413#4,7370–
19939#6,1140–
199225#2,8040–
199118#3,4280–
199015#3,9240–
198919#3,1790–
198817#3,1830–
198710#4,5060–
198620#2,6690–
198515#3,1810–
198413#3,4050–
198321#2,3900–
198224#2,1980–
198122#2,3190–
198022#2,3450–
197925#2,0890–
197829#1,8230–
197718#2,5370–
197625#1,9810–
197529#1,7440–
197418#2,3410–
197332#1,5390–
197223#1,9150–
197139#1,3720–
197038#1,3660–
196929#1,5200–
196832#1,3840–
196731#1,3810–
196618#1,8740–
196523#1,6610–
196432#1,4020–
196327#1,5390–
196238#1,2730–
196143#1,2200–
196034#1,3790–
195939#1,2590–
195834#1,3370–
195729#1,4790–
195647#1,1170–
195544#1,1300–
195433#1,3240–
195341#1,1650–
195227#1,4840–
195142#1,1210–
195034#1,2510–
194935#1,2230–
194834#1,2490–
194720#1,7230–
194630#1,2920–
194525#1,3410–
194421#1,5160–
194337#1,1380–
194236#1,1600–
194125#1,3650–
194035#1,1250–
193930#1,2140–
193830#1,2140–
193726#1,3380–
193638#1,0460–
193537#1,0730–
193438#1,0730–
193330#1,2230–
193243#1,0210–
193147#9710–
193045#1,0330–
192945#1,0240–
192853#9370–
192735#1,2430–
192641#1,1200–
192542#1,0890–
192443#1,1060–
192345#1,0740–
192231#1,3290–
192141#1,1200–
192038#1,1770–
191941#1,0760–
191842#1,0560–
191747#9430–
191632#1,1720–
191542#9760–
191424#1,2170–
191328#9460–
191216#1,2140–
19119#1,2670–
19108#1,2880–
19090–0–
19088#1,0950–
19070–0–
19067#1,0930–
19058#9890–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19020–0–
19010–0–
19006#1,2780–
18995#1,1730–
18980–0–
18979#7740–
18960–0–
18950–0–
18940–0–
18930–0–
18920–0–
18915#1,0950–
18907#8620–
18890–0–
18880–0–
18870–0–
18860–0–
18850–0–
18840–0–
18830–0–
18820–0–
18810–0–
18807#7940–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Raoul reached #774 in 1897. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.