Roel
Roel was the 2510th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 879th; the most babies were born in 2000 (83). Over the last ten years it has moved up 439 places. More babies were named Roel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,510 boys, up 211 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200083 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,711babies recorded
Roel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,510 | 54 |
| 2020 | #2,721 | 46 |
| 2010 | #2,204 | 60 |
| 2000 | #1,484 | 83 |
| 1990 | #1,432 | 62 |
| 1980 | #1,002 | 82 |
| 1970 | #1,003 | 66 |
| 1960 | #922 | 68 |
| 1950 | #1,269 | 33 |
| 1940 | #1,427 | 23 |
| 1930 | #4,455 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Roel, counting every spelling?
Roel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Roel?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Roel (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Roel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Roel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Roel?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Roel are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 20 and 53. That makes Roel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Roel by state
How common Roel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (6.0×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Roel
How popular is the name Roel?
Roel was the 2510th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 879th; the most babies were born in 2000 (83). Over the last ten years it has moved up 439 places. More babies were named Roel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Roel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Roel in the US.
Where is Roel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Roel was most common in Texas (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.