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Raul

“Wolf counsel” — Spanish, from Old English (via Radulf) origin

Boy's name · #634 in the US (2025) · 90s

Raul has appeared in US records since 1904 — best rank #189 (1980) · 88,040 babies named Raul all-time · 1 in 3,800 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #91 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rauls

• Raul Meireles — Portuguese association football player
• Raul Julia — Puerto Rican actor (1940–1994)
• Raul Khadjimba — Abkhazian politician
• Raul Hilberg — Austrian-born American political scientist and historian (1926–2007)
• Raul Rusescu — Romanian footballer

In stories & tradition

• Raul Bautista — Grand Theft Auto HD universe
• Raul Nord — Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
• Raul the Crab — Dungeon Crawler Carl · The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

What Rauls become

Among 666 notable people named Raul:

Athletes appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Raul Meireles, Portuguese association football player.

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