Boy or Girl

Is Roel a boy or girl name?

Roel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 64 boys were named Roel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,658 US babies named Roel were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#2,250
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Roel since 1926
4,658
Most popular year
2000
83 babies
Babies named Roel each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Roel from 1926 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.025507510019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Roel, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1920s600%
1930s5900%
1940s18300%
1950s40900%
1960s60800%
1970s66300%
1980s69800%
1990s62500%
2000s63700%
2010s51000%
2020s26000%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202464#2,2500–
202360#2,3360–
202249#2,7060–
202141#3,0150–
202046#2,7210–
201937#3,1810–
201853#2,4660–
201750#2,5600–
201637#3,1490–
201540#2,9490–
201463#2,1730–
201349#2,5170–
201255#2,3490–
201166#2,0490–
201060#2,2040–
200954#2,3960–
200858#2,2850–
200767#2,0640–
200660#2,1670–
200558#2,1240–
200465#1,9040–
200368#1,7760–
200265#1,7850–
200159#1,8880–
200083#1,4840–
199975#1,5140–
199866#1,5970–
199758#1,7030–
199654#1,7340–
199563#1,5240–
199472#1,3790–
199367#1,4270–
199258#1,5410–
199150#1,6690–
199062#1,4320–
198965#1,3690–
198865#1,2820–
198767#1,1870–
198663#1,2120–
198555#1,3010–
198475#1,0300–
198376#1,0200–
198276#1,0450–
198174#1,0660–
198082#1,0020–
197958#1,2040–
197869#1,0550–
197761#1,1190–
197664#1,0460–
197577#9370–
197474#9510–
197370#9690–
197256#1,0950–
197168#9880–
197066#1,0030–
196976#8790–
196853#1,0230–
196761#9300–
196652#1,0130–
196566#9180–
196469#9210–
196342#1,2140–
196265#9450–
196156#1,0500–
196068#9220–
195955#1,0430–
195844#1,1670–
195742#1,2120–
195653#1,0420–
195535#1,2930–
195445#1,1210–
195339#1,2100–
195240#1,1810–
195123#1,5920–
195033#1,2690–
194930#1,3410–
194823#1,5530–
194724#1,5470–
194619#1,6820–
194514#1,9160–
194415#1,8720–
194314#2,0570–
194213#2,1250–
19418#2,8410–
194023#1,4270–
19390–0–
19387#3,1180–
19376#3,4650–
19369#2,5870–
19358#2,9020–
19348#2,9160–
19335#4,0590–
19325#4,1890–
19316#3,6810–
19305#4,4550–
19290–0–
19280–0–
19270–0–
19266#4,1030–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Roel reached #879 in 1969. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Roel

Compare Roel with another nameTry Roel with your surnameTop names of 2000More names starting with R

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.