Boys' name · since 1926
Roel
Roel has 4,711 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,488 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,711
- born since 1926
- 1980s
- peak decade
4,711 babies have been named Roel since 1926, making it today's #2488 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roel has been recorded 4,711 times among boys since 1926, currently ranked #2488 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #1,855 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,488 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,711 born since 1926
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roel ranks #1,855 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,488 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,711 born since 1926, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,488 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,711
- born since 1926
- 1980s
- peak decade
Roel's 4,711 recorded births place it above 95.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Roel compares
4,711 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Roel's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,711 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roel's full recorded timeline at 1978, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1930, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Roel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (698 births, 15% of the file).
1980s was Roel's strongest decade.
698 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Roel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 59
1930s
59 births
- 1940s 183
1940s
183 births
- 1950s
1950s
409 births
- 1960s
1960s
608 births
- 1970s
1970s
663 births
- 1980s
1980s
698 births
- 1990s
1990s
624 births
- 2000s
2000s
637 births
- 2010s
2010s
510 births
- 2020s
2020s
314 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 698 births (15% of all-time use).
How Roel 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 Roel's total volume
Roel by state
Where Roel concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,591 | 76.2% |
| #2 | California | | 253 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.1% |
| #4 | Washington | | 5 | 0.1% |
3,591 of 4,711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Roel's data
- Roel's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (698 total births) through the 2020s (314) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Roels (3,591 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Roel
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roel: 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 (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Roel 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.