Raul

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Raul, Raúl, Raül, and Raüll are forms of a common first name in Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan.

From Wikipedia

Raul first appears in the data in 1904 and has been recorded in 119 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 1,519 babies (rank #223 that year). In 2024 it was given to 466 boys (rank #610). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Raul

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Raul yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

88,076

Total babies (all years)

119

Years in the data

1,519

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Raul

Raul Meirelesassociation football player · b. 1983
Raul Khadjimbapolitician · b. 1958
Raul Hilbergnon-fiction writer · b. 1926

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1904	8	#945
1906	9	#909
1908	8	#1,096
1909	10	#1,008
1910	16	#776
1911	18	#787
1912	29	#831
1913	53	#609
1914	51	#740
1915	88	#615
1916	82	#647
1917	93	#616
1918	101	#614
1919	109	#575
1920	179	#455
1921	195	#439
1922	203	#422
1923	217	#408
1924	307	#331
1925	282	#349
1926	306	#328
1927	361	#304
1928	375	#293
1929	422	#271
1930	408	#281
1931	364	#290
1932	338	#303
1933	320	#296
1934	313	#307
1935	324	#303
1936	282	#321
1937	264	#336
1938	303	#315
1939	322	#311
1940	304	#325
1941	291	#337
1942	345	#325
1943	371	#318
1944	393	#301
1945	487	#268
1946	482	#295
1947	572	#288
1948	615	#267
1949	646	#254
1950	646	#255
1951	704	#251
1952	713	#256
1953	738	#255
1954	782	#248
1955	798	#249
1956	812	#252
1957	846	#259
1958	865	#264
1959	846	#272
1960	904	#266
1961	881	#267
1962	815	#268
1963	851	#263
1964	837	#265
1965	793	#263
1966	844	#248
1967	852	#240
1968	885	#241
1969	843	#248
1970	1,038	#227
1971	1,116	#211
1972	1,051	#212
1973	959	#225
1974	1,064	#209
1975	1,038	#208
1976	1,111	#199
1977	1,016	#217
1978	1,035	#209
1979	1,119	#212
1980	1,288	#189
1981	1,318	#190
1982	1,223	#202
1983	1,141	#208
1984	1,106	#208
1985	1,108	#218
1986	1,164	#208
1987	1,184	#211
1988	1,235	#212
1989	1,359	#209
1990	1,461	#209
1991	1,458	#214
1992	1,488	#207
1993	1,496	#205
1994	1,452	#199
1995	1,512	#201
1996	1,493	#207
1997	1,406	#219
1998	1,373	#232
1999	1,469	#228
2000	1,519	#223
2001	1,439	#235
2002	1,407	#240
2003	1,401	#238
2004	1,381	#242
2005	1,332	#248
2006	1,355	#255
2007	1,387	#255
2008	1,180	#288
2009	1,015	#315
2010	926	#340
2011	835	#360
2012	722	#404
2013	722	#409
2014	727	#422
2015	693	#443
2016	652	#468
2017	556	#520
2018	551	#513
2019	552	#519
2020	503	#557
2021	455	#611
2022	539	#553
2023	475	#596
2024	466	#610