Namebino · Girl names · Boy names

Raul

Boy's name · #634 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Raul reached its best rank, #190, in 1980 and ranked #634 in 2025. About 88,000 boys have carried it since 1904.

Across the states

See where Raul is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Raul ranks in other countries and regions.

#90 in Spain (2024) · #112 in Mexico (2024) · #280 in Italy (2024) · #341 in Ecuador (2025) · #867 in Switzerland (2025) · #948 in Austria (2025) · #1,538 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #2,269 in Canada (2025) · #2,918 in France (2025) · #785 in Ireland (2024) · #911 in Belgium (2024) and 4 more.

Famous Rauls

• Raúl Castro — First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 2011 to 2021 (born 1931)
• Raúl — Spanish footballer (born 1977)
• Raúl Albiol — Spanish footballer (born 1985)
• Raúl Alfonsín — President of Argentina from 1983 to 1989 (1927–2009)
• Raul Meireles — Portuguese footballer (born 1983)
• Raúl Jiménez — Mexican footballer (born 1991)
• Raul Julia — Puerto Rican actor (1940–1994)
• Raúl Asencio — Spanish footballer (born 2003)
• Raúl García — Spanish footballer (born 1986)
• Raúl de Tomás — Spanish footballer (born 1994)

In stories & tradition

• Raul Bautista — Grand Theft Auto VI (video game)
• Raúl Yebenes — Operatic character in the opera The Exterminating Angel by Thomas Adès
• Raul Nord — Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (novel series)

What Rauls become

Among 2,258 notable people named Raul:

Sports figures appear 1.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Raúl, Spanish footballer (born 1977).

Similar names: Ernesto · Rashad · Pedro · Ramiro · Roberto · Ricardo

Browse more boy names — popularity, trends and eras for 5,700+ American names, free.

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Service