Raoul Name Popularity

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How popular is Raoul?

Ranking 10,427th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Raoul is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Raoul has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #774 in 1897.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1928 with 53 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Raoul in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2016.

Approximately during the years 1911-1915, 1925-1928, and 1989-1992, the name Raoul took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1962-1966, and 2002-2004.

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Raoul be?

Raoul's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Raoul has remained about the same.

The name Raoul is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Raoul (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		7	10,427
2017		13	6,583
2016		< 5	--
2015		9	8,548
2014		6	11,779
2013		7	10,467
2012		8	9,501
2011		6	11,923
2010		6	11,851
2009		14	6,350
2008		9	8,845
2007		10	8,029
2006		< 5	--
2005		11	7,001
2004		11	6,874
2003		10	7,120
2002		15	5,080
2001		6	10,247
2000		11	6,213
1999		12	5,580
1998		17	4,153
1997		12	5,200
1996		15	4,345
1995		16	4,009
1994		13	4,736
1993		9	6,111
1992		25	2,805
1991		18	3,429
1990		15	3,923
1989		19	3,179
1988		17	3,181
1987		10	4,502
1986		19	2,757
1985		15	3,180
1984		13	3,401
1983		21	2,390
1982		24	2,198
1981		22	2,316
1980		22	2,343
1979		25	2,089
1978		29	1,824
1977		18	2,535
1976		25	1,980
1975		29	1,744
1974		18	2,341
1973		32	1,535
1972		23	1,914
1971		39	1,372
1970		38	1,366
1969		29	1,520
1968		32	1,385
1967		31	1,381
1966		18	1,874
1965		23	1,659
1964		32	1,402
1963		27	1,537
1962		38	1,272
1961		43	1,218
1960		34	1,380
1959		39	1,261
1958		34	1,334
1957		29	1,476
1956		47	1,116
1955		44	1,131
1954		33	1,320
1953		41	1,165
1952		27	1,483
1951		42	1,121
1950		34	1,251
1949		35	1,223
1948		34	1,250
1947		20	1,724
1946		30	1,292
1945		25	1,341
1944		21	1,514
1943		37	1,138
1942		36	1,160
1941		25	1,365
1940		35	1,126
1939		30	1,214
1938		30	1,214
1937		26	1,337
1936		38	1,046
1935		37	1,074
1934		38	1,073
1933		30	1,224
1932		43	1,021
1931		47	971
1930		45	1,032
1929		45	1,022
1928		53	936
1927		35	1,245
1926		41	1,120
1925		42	1,089
1924		43	1,106
1923		45	1,074
1922		31	1,329
1921		41	1,120
1920		38	1,177
1919		41	1,076
1918		42	1,056
1917		47	943
1916		32	1,172
1915		42	976
1914		24	1,217
1913		28	946
1912		16	1,214
1911		9	1,267
1910		8	1,288
1909		< 5	--
1908		8	1,095
1907		< 5	--
1906		7	1,093
1905		8	989
1904		< 5	--
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		6	1,278
1899		5	1,173
1898		< 5	--
1897		9	774
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		5	1,095
1890		7	862
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		7	794

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.