Recorded 1982–2021 Unisex name Peak 2009 256 births

Raheel — boys' name

256 babies named Raheel in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s541990s772000s622010s582020s5
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Raheel was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

12 babies were named Raheel in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raheel

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Raheel between 1982 and 2021, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raheel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Raheel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 74 additional births since 2015.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raheel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Raheel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raheel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 256 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Raheel at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

256

Since 1982

40 years of records

Peak year

2009

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1982

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2021

Raheel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1982

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2009)
12
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 20212014200620001995199019851982 5

Raheel popularity over time — girls

74 total births recorded since 2015 (Raheel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 74 births
468101214 20242023202220212019201720162015 8

Raheel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
77 births that decade — 30% of Raheel's all-time total
1980s541990s772000s622010s582020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raheel?
256 babies have been named Raheel since 1982. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2009 with 12 births.
When was Raheel most popular?
Raheel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Is Raheel a unisex name?
Yes, Raheel is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 256 births, and as a girl's name it has 74 births.
How long has the name Raheel been used?
Raheel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 40 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Raheel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raheem, Rahul, Rahim, Rahsaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.