Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Raoul

#2,483 most common boys' name of all time · #5,996 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2024

Rank among boys
#2,483
Rank overall
#5,996 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
122 of 146
All-time
2,915
Since 2016
60
Peak year
1928 #931
Best rank
#761 1897
Girls Boys peak 53/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Raoul is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2024 — 5 5 #12,368
2023 — 5 5 #12,275
2022 — 9 9 #8,316
2021 — 8 8 #8,839
2020 — 6 6 #10,632
2019 — 7 7 #9,771
2018 — 7 7 #9,688
2017 — 13 13 #6,347
2015 — 9 9 #8,059
2014 — 6 6 #10,748
2013 — 7 7 #9,682
2012 — 8 8 #8,878
2011 — 6 6 #10,834
2010 — 6 6 #10,792
2009 — 14 14 #6,101
2008 — 9 9 #8,339
2007 — 10 10 #7,601
2005 — 11 11 #6,646
2004 — 11 11 #6,536
2003 — 10 10 #6,733
2002 — 15 15 #4,930
2001 — 6 6 #9,273
2000 — 11 11 #5,932
1999 — 12 12 #5,326
1998 — 17 17 #4,026
1997 — 12 12 #4,975
1996 — 15 15 #4,200
1995 — 16 16 #3,864
1994 — 13 13 #4,546
1993 — 9 9 #5,779
1992 — 25 25 #2,755
1991 — 18 18 #3,336
1990 — 15 15 #3,794
1989 — 19 19 #3,105
1988 — 17 17 #3,094
1987 — 10 10 #4,255
1986 — 20 20 #2,606
1985 — 15 15 #3,079
1984 — 13 13 #3,281
1983 — 21 21 #2,348
1982 — 24 24 #2,169
1981 — 22 22 #2,276
1980 — 22 22 #2,290
1979 — 25 25 #2,059
1978 — 29 29 #1,801
1977 — 18 18 #2,471
1976 — 25 25 #1,942
1975 — 29 29 #1,711
1974 — 18 18 #2,285
1973 — 32 32 #1,524
1972 — 23 23 #1,877
1971 — 39 39 #1,356
1970 — 38 38 #1,354
1969 — 29 29 #1,501
1968 — 32 32 #1,370
1967 — 31 31 #1,371
1966 — 18 18 #1,821
1965 — 23 23 #1,630
1964 — 32 32 #1,386
1963 — 27 27 #1,519
1962 — 38 38 #1,261
1961 — 43 43 #1,209
1960 — 34 34 #1,363
1959 — 39 39 #1,252
1958 — 34 34 #1,325
1957 — 29 29 #1,460
1956 — 47 47 #1,109
1955 — 44 44 #1,117
1954 — 33 33 #1,316
1953 — 41 41 #1,161
1952 — 27 27 #1,465
1951 — 43 43 #1,101
1950 — 34 34 #1,239
1949 — 35 35 #1,210
1948 — 34 34 #1,235
1947 — 20 20 #1,701
1946 — 30 30 #1,281
1945 — 25 25 #1,333
1944 — 21 21 #1,489
1943 — 37 37 #1,123
1942 — 36 36 #1,143
1941 — 25 25 #1,341
1940 — 35 35 #1,110
1939 — 30 30 #1,203
1938 — 30 30 #1,205
1937 — 26 26 #1,321
1936 — 38 38 #1,038
1935 — 37 37 #1,065
1934 — 38 38 #1,066
1933 — 30 30 #1,209
1932 — 43 43 #1,010
1931 — 47 47 #966
1930 — 45 45 #1,024
1929 — 45 45 #1,015
1928 — 53 53 #931
1927 — 35 35 #1,231
1926 — 41 41 #1,111
1925 — 42 42 #1,076
1924 — 43 43 #1,096
1923 — 45 45 #1,063
1922 — 31 31 #1,315
1921 — 41 41 #1,108
1920 — 38 38 #1,162
1919 — 41 41 #1,068
1918 — 42 42 #1,040
1917 — 47 47 #941
1916 — 32 32 #1,160
1915 — 42 42 #966
1914 — 24 24 #1,192
1913 — 28 28 #933
1912 — 16 16 #1,187
1911 — 9 9 #1,215
1910 — 8 8 #1,222
1908 — 8 8 #1,054
1906 — 7 7 #1,040
1905 — 8 8 #952
1900 — 6 6 #1,203
1899 — 5 5 #1,084
1897 — 9 9 #761
1891 — 5 5 #1,014
1890 — 7 7 #842
1880 — 7 7 #796