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Raul

Raul holds the #634 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 440 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #557 in 2020 to #634 today. Its strongest year on record was 1980 (#189 nationally, 1,288 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1904. The name's biggest fan base is in New Mexico (#270 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#634
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#189
in 1980 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
440
boys named Raul

Raul popularity, 1880–2025

0.021%0.043%0.064%0.086%18801900192019401960198020002020#189 in 1980
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1980

Where Raul is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025NH—Washington: #898 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#898Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025MI—New York: #798 (17 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NY#798Massachusetts: #690 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MA#690Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025RI—Oregon: #529 (6 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)OR#529Nevada: #323 (9 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)NV#323Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025IA—Illinois: #711 (12 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#711Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025CT—California: #332 (109 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)CA#332Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025UT—Colorado: #680 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CO#680Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025DE—Arizona: #343 (22 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)AZ#343New Mexico: #270 (7 boys, 0.11% of boys born 2025)NM#270Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025KS—Arkansas: #555 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)AR#555Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1028 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1028South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025OK—Louisiana: #775 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)LA#775Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025AL—Georgia: #853 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#853Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Raul in 2025HI—Texas: #275 (142 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)TX#275Florida: #912 (15 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#912
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Mexico (#270), Texas (#275), Nevada (#323)

Uniqueness score

45/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Raul in the most recent year of SSA data.

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