Raoul
Raoul is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Raoul
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raoul is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Raoul
The earliest SSA record of Raoul as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 7 babies received it. 1928 was its biggest year on record, with 53 newborns named Raoul — #927 in the national rankings. Raoul last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Raoul
Raoul is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Raoul's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #927. Use the chart and map above to compare Raoul'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.