Is Raul a boy or girl name?
Raul is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 466 boys were named Raul, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 88,076 US babies named Raul were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #610
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Raul since 1904
- 88,076
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 1,521 babies
Boys and girls named Raul, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 640 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 2,847 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 1930s | 3,238 | 37 | 1.1% |
| 1940s | 4,506 | 20 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 7,750 | 60 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 8,505 | 65 | 0.8% |
| 1970s | 10,547 | 84 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 12,126 | 116 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 14,608 | 71 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 13,416 | 24 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 6,936 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,438 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 466 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 475 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 539 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 455 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 503 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 552 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 551 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 556 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 652 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 693 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 727 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 722 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 722 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 835 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 926 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,015 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,180 | #288 | 5 | #19,795 |
| 2007 | 1,387 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,355 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,332 | #248 | 8 | #12,751 |
| 2004 | 1,381 | #242 | 5 | #18,174 |
| 2003 | 1,401 | #238 | 6 | #15,319 |
| 2002 | 1,407 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,439 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,519 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,469 | #228 | 5 | #16,280 |
| 1998 | 1,373 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,406 | #219 | 6 | #13,338 |
| 1996 | 1,493 | #207 | 6 | #13,068 |
| 1995 | 1,512 | #201 | 9 | #9,364 |
| 1994 | 1,452 | #199 | 5 | #15,161 |
| 1993 | 1,496 | #205 | 14 | #6,530 |
| 1992 | 1,488 | #207 | 12 | #7,401 |
| 1991 | 1,458 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 1,461 | #209 | 14 | #6,379 |
| 1989 | 1,359 | #209 | 10 | #7,888 |
| 1988 | 1,235 | #212 | 12 | #6,575 |
| 1987 | 1,184 | #211 | 12 | #6,228 |
| 1986 | 1,164 | #208 | 15 | #5,131 |
| 1985 | 1,108 | #218 | 11 | #6,343 |
| 1984 | 1,106 | #208 | 13 | #5,459 |
| 1983 | 1,141 | #208 | 14 | #5,074 |
| 1982 | 1,223 | #202 | 10 | #6,732 |
| 1981 | 1,318 | #190 | 7 | #8,799 |
| 1980 | 1,288 | #189 | 12 | #5,813 |
| 1979 | 1,119 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 1,035 | #209 | 8 | #7,454 |
| 1977 | 1,016 | #217 | 10 | #6,216 |
| 1976 | 1,111 | #199 | 8 | #7,100 |
| 1975 | 1,038 | #208 | 11 | #5,413 |
| 1974 | 1,064 | #209 | 12 | #4,942 |
| 1973 | 959 | #225 | 7 | #7,227 |
| 1972 | 1,051 | #212 | 7 | #7,079 |
| 1971 | 1,116 | #211 | 9 | #5,883 |
| 1970 | 1,038 | #227 | 12 | #4,696 |
| 1969 | 843 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 885 | #241 | 9 | #5,049 |
| 1967 | 852 | #240 | 15 | #3,439 |
| 1966 | 844 | #248 | 6 | #6,382 |
| 1965 | 793 | #263 | 10 | #4,437 |
| 1964 | 837 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 851 | #263 | 8 | #5,186 |
| 1962 | 815 | #268 | 7 | #5,716 |
| 1961 | 881 | #267 | 5 | #7,303 |
| 1960 | 904 | #266 | 5 | #7,087 |
| 1959 | 846 | #272 | 7 | #5,446 |
| 1958 | 865 | #264 | 5 | #6,802 |
| 1957 | 846 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 812 | #252 | 8 | #4,742 |
| 1955 | 798 | #249 | 12 | #3,531 |
| 1954 | 782 | #248 | 5 | #6,428 |
| 1953 | 738 | #255 | 8 | #4,513 |
| 1952 | 713 | #256 | 5 | #6,223 |
| 1951 | 704 | #251 | 5 | #6,042 |
| 1950 | 646 | #255 | 5 | #5,927 |
| 1949 | 646 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 615 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 572 | #288 | 5 | #5,940 |
| 1946 | 482 | #295 | 5 | #5,542 |
| 1945 | 487 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 393 | #301 | 5 | #5,100 |
| 1943 | 371 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 345 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 291 | #337 | 5 | #4,935 |
| 1940 | 304 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 322 | #311 | 5 | #4,801 |
| 1938 | 303 | #315 | 5 | #4,851 |
| 1937 | 264 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 282 | #321 | 5 | #4,733 |
| 1935 | 324 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 313 | #307 | 9 | #3,107 |
| 1933 | 320 | #296 | 8 | #3,352 |
| 1932 | 338 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 364 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 408 | #281 | 5 | #5,110 |
| 1929 | 422 | #271 | 7 | #3,981 |
| 1928 | 375 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 361 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 306 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 282 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 307 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 217 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 203 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 195 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 179 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 109 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 101 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 93 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 82 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 88 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 51 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 53 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 29 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 18 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 16 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #945 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Raul reached #189 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #3,107 in 1934. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.