Roel
Roel may refer to a Dutch masculine given name that is a short form of either Roeland or Roelof, or to a Hispanic surname. People with the name include
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Roel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Roel may refer to a Dutch masculine given name that is a short form of either Roeland or Roelof, or to a Hispanic surname. People with the name include
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Roel
American parents first put Roel on the record books as a baby boy name in 1926, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 83 Roels were born — ranking #1,479 that year. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,183 among baby boy names with 68 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Roels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Roel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Roel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Roel
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About the name Roel
Roel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Roel's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #877. Use the chart and map above to compare Roel'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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