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Raul

What does Raul mean?

Raul Pronunciation of Raul as a boys' name is pronounced rah-OOL. It is of Spanish origin. Variant of Ralph. Raoul is a French form. Actor Raul Julia.

STARTS WITH Ra-

Variations

VARIANT Raoul

RELATED FORMS VIA RALPH, RAOUL Rafe, Raff, Ralf, Rolf, Roul, Rowl

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Raul Landyn (R.L.), ..

How popular is Raul?

Raul is a very popular first name for men (#211 out of 1220, Top 17%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#42437 out of 150436, Top 28%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Raul was first listed in 1900-1909 and reached its apex position of #199 in the U.S. in the year 1994, and is at #514 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Raul name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Raul outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Ralph (#951 FROM RECENT DATA), Rafe, Raoul and Rolf are the popular varying forms of Raul (#514) appearing in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Raul was at its highest during the years 1910-1919 (ADOPTION OF 0.8%) and has become significantly reduced since, with the version Ralph becoming somewhat outmoded.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Raul, Rafe, Ralph, Raoul, Rolf in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Ralph outside U.S.

Similar Names

Raul is alike in pronunciation to Reuel, Rolle, Roul, Rowl, Royal, Royall, Royle and Ruel. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Gamul (see Gamal), Jul, Paul, Poul, Rab, Rabi, Rad, Radd, Radly, Rae, Rafa, Rafal, Rafe, Rafel, Raff, Rafi, Rahm, Rai, Rain, Raj, Raja, Ralf, Ram, Rama, Rami, Ramy, Rand, Randl (see Randall), Rane, Ras, Ravel, Ravi, Rawly, Ray, Raye, Ruy, Ryu, Ryun, Ryuu, Saul and Shaul. These names tend to be less commonly used than Raul.


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