Raheel
The Story of Raheel
As a girl name
American parents first put Raheel on the record books as a girl name in 2015, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 12 Raheels were born — ranking #8,775 that year. About 53% of every Raheel on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Raheel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 74 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Raheel as a boy name dates back to 1982, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Raheel — #6,800 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Raheel on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Raheel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 256 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Raheel
Raheel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 256 births in the dataset. Raheel's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #6,800. Use the chart and map above to compare Raheel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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