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Roel

“Variant of Roeland — famous land (Germanic hrod 'fame' + land, or nand 'brave')” — Dutch/Germanic origin

Boy's name · #2480 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Roel has appeared in US records since 1926 — best rank #877 (1969) · 4,711 babies named Roel all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,700 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 4,900 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 7,100 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Roels

• Roel Brouwers — Dutch footballer
• Roel Reiné — Dutch film director
• Roel Velasco — Filippine boxer
• Roel Luynenburg — Dutch rower (1945–2023)
• Roel Wiersma — Dutch footballer (1932-1995)

What Roels become

Among 254 notable people named Roel:

Artists & writers appear 1.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roel Dieltiens, Belgian composer and cellist.

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