Boys' name · since 1904
Raul
Raul has 88,040 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #341 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #634 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 88,040
- born since 1904
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raul currently ranks #634 among boys' names in America, with 88,040 babies recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raul has been recorded 88,040 times among boys since 1904, currently ranked #634 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #341 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #634 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 88,040 born since 1904
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raul ranks #341 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #634 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 88,040 born since 1904, peaking in the 1990s.
- #341 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #634 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 88,040
- born since 1904
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raul's 88,040 recorded births place it above 99.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Raul compares
88,040 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Raul's all-time total is 239x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raul | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 88,040 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,519 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raul splits its recorded history at 1966: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1904 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 1,519 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raul popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 1,519
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Raul popularity over time - girls
484 total births recorded since 1929 (Raul as girls' name)
Raul by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (14,609 births, 17% of the file).
1990s was Raul's strongest decade.
14,609 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Raul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 35
1900s
35 births
- 1910s 640
1910s
640 births
- 1920s 2,847
1920s
2,847 births
- 1930s 3,238
1930s
3,238 births
- 1940s 4,506
1940s
4,506 births
- 1950s
1950s
7,750 births
- 1960s
1960s
8,507 births
- 1970s
1970s
10,548 births
- 1980s
1980s
12,126 births
- 1990s
1990s
14,609 births
- 2000s
2000s
13,416 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,936 births
- 2020s 2,882
2020s
2,882 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14,609 births (17% of all-time use).
How Raul 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 Raul's total volume
Raul by state
Where Raul concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 31,126 | 35.4% |
| #2 | California | | 27,035 | 30.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 4,621 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,937 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 3,739 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 2,699 | 3.1% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 1,554 | 1.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 1,214 | 1.4% |
31,126 of 88,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Raul appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raul's data
- Raul's decade-level peak was the 1990s (14,609 total births); usage has since declined to 2,882 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rauls (31,126 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Raul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~121 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, 1904–2025 (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 Raul 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.