Boys' name · since 1960
Raudel
977 babies named Raudel in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,206 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,364 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 977
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Raudel currently ranks #8364 among boys' names in America, with 977 babies recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raudel has been recorded 977 times among boys since 1960, currently ranked #8364 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #5,206 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,364 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 977 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raudel ranks #5,206 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,364 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 977 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,206 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,364 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 977
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Raudel's 977 recorded births place it above 88.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Raudel compares
977 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raudel's all-time total is 165% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raudel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 977 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raudel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raudel's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raudel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Raudel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (248 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Raudel's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Raudel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
174 births
- 1990s
1990s
227 births
- 2000s
2000s
248 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 248 births (25% of all-time use).
How Raudel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Raudel's total volume
Raudel by state
Where Raudel concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 378 | 38.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 101 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
378 of 977 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Raudel's data
- Raudel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Raudels (378 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raudel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Raudel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.