Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Raoul

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Raoul
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1928

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1880Peak 19282024

Peak year

1928

Decline from peak

90.6%

2024

All-time

2,914

Raoul has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1928, when 53 boys were named Raoul.

In 2024, only 5 boys were given the name.

Down 90.6% from its peak.

All told, about 2,914 Americans have been named Raoul and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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