Rael
Rank in 2025
#7885
recorded as girls
Up 1,061 since 2024
#2516
recorded as boys
Down 203 since 2024
Babies in 2025
66
girls 13 · boys 53
Peak year
2024
61 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
660
since 1971
Born a Rael? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Rael was most popular in 2024, when 61 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.04 per 1,000). In 2025, 53 babies were named Rael, ranking #2516 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 134%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 7885 | 53 | 2516 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8946 | 61 | 2313 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12197 | 26 | 4112 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9680 | 46 | 2793 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 26 | 4011 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 18 | 5041 |
| 2019 | 6 | 13799 | 19 | 4951 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 22 | 4476 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 21 | 4594 |
| 2016 | 6 | 14331 | 6 | 10744 |
| 2015 | 6 | 14482 | 7 | 9568 |
| 2014 | 6 | 14558 | 8 | 8781 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9612 | 10 | 7537 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12199 | 6 | 10770 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 8 | 8767 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12276 | 7 | 9693 |
| 2009 | 6 | 15242 | 9 | 8310 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15405 | 8 | 9019 |
| 2007 | 8 | 12676 | 6 | 10921 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 13 | 6094 |
| 2005 | 5 | 16462 | 7 | 9115 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 7 | 8927 |
| 2003 | 9 | 10425 | 10 | 6715 |
| 2002 | 5 | 15432 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | 10102 | 5 | 10556 |
| 2000 | 6 | 13154 | 5 | 10349 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9479 | 7 | 7874 |
| 1998 | 8 | 10122 | 6 | 8479 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1996 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 8 | 9553 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 7 | 10569 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 6 | 11738 | 5 | 8435 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 5 | 8236 |
| 1990 | 8 | 9247 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1988 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1987 | <5 | — | 7 | 5459 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1985 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1984 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1983 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | 10517 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 6 | 5525 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 8 | 4403 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1977 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1976 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1975 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1974 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1973 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1972 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | 8324 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 31% · boys 69% across all years