The first name Raul

In 2025, 17 boys were named Raul, making it the 1,538th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 52 births (#673).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Raul with other names.

In 2025, 440 boys born in the United States were named Raul, the 634th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 1,519 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Raúl Castro
  Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, born 1931
• Raúl Alfonsín
  Argentine politician, 1927–2009
• José Raúl Mulino
  39th President of Panama, born 1959
• Raul Khadjimba
  Abkhazian politician, born 1958
• Raúl de Tomás
  Catalán footballer, born 1994
• Raúl Ruiz
  Filmmaker (1941-2011)
• Raúl Cubas Grau
  45.° President of Paraguay, born 1943
• Raul Hilberg
  Austrian-born American political scientist and historian (1926–2007)
• Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga
  Ecuadorian archbishop and cardinal (1934–2020)
• Raúl Castillo
  American actor and playwright, born 1977
• Raúl Grijalva
  American politician (1948–2025)
• Raul Maldonado
  Argentine association football player, born 1975

• Jose
• Luis
• Xavier
• Mateo
• Diego
• Manuel
• Jorge
• Francisco
• Fernando
• Pedro
• Eduardo
• Alejandro
• Andres
• Jesus
• Pablo
• Javier

All 85 names of Spanish origin

What is the origin of the name Raul?

Raul comes from Spanish.

How popular is the name Raul?

In 2025, 17 boys born in England and Wales were named Raul, ranking 1,538th. Its peak was 2017, with 52 births.

Is Raul a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 88,524 US babies named Raul since 1880 were boys.

When was Raul most popular?

2000 in the United States, when 1,519 babies were named Raul, its highest rank at 223rd.

What name is Raul a form of?

Raul is a form of Spanish.