Rael
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAY-el
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,516 for boys
Rael is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 2,516th for boys in the US (53 babies).
Where does Rael come from?
Possibly a short form of Israel or Raphael
Is Rael a girl's or a boy's name?
Rael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 13 girls and 53 boys in the US.
How popular is Rael in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 138% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Rael, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Rael in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Rael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,516among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 53about 1 in 32,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 137% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 53 boys in the US were named Rael, making it the 2,516th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 61 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979. 13 girls were also named Rael in 2025 (7,883rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Rael in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 20% of the babies named Rael in the US were girls.
Rael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #2,516 |
| 2024 | 61 | #2,313 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,109 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,791 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
Names like Rael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rowan Ronan Musa Remy Rayyan Muhammad Hamza Albie Finley Finn Oakley Yahya
Names related to Rael
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rael, updated 20 October 2026.