How Many People Are Named Raoul?
An estimated 1,560 people in the United States have the first name Raoul. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Raoul peaked in popularity in 1928 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raoul as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Raoul paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,560
About 1 in 219,714 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1928
53 births
Total Registered
2,914
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raoul
Raoul is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,914 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Raoul as a male name
Ranked #13,731 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1928 (53 births)
Raoul: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raoul span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 414 babies were registered. Raoul has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raoul by Decade
How has Raoul tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Raoul by State
Birth registrations for Raoul span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Maine. The lowest are in Texas, Florida, Illinois. On average, about 88 Raouls were registered per state.
Raoul + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raoul as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Raoul: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raoul?
We estimate approximately 1,560 people named Raoul are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 219,714 Americans share this first name.
Is Raoul a common name?
Raoul is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,914 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raoul most popular?
Raoul reached peak popularity in 1928, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raoul is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raoul a male name?
Raoul is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raoul Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raoul Smith, Raoul Johnson, Raoul Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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