Boy name#332 of boy names
Raul
Pronounced R AA0 UW1 L (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2000
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Raul?
Raul is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 91,997 children — the 332nd most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 48% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2000, when 1,617 children were given it.
Raoul is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Raul and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Raoul
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R AA0 UW1 L · R AO1 L · R AW1 L
- Stress pattern:
- 01 · 1 · 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Raul
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Raul
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Raul?
- Raul ranks 332nd among boys' names in US records, with 91,997 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,560.
- Is Raul a unisex name?
- No. Raul is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Raul most popular?
- 2000, when 1,617 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Raul spelled?
- Raoul. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.