A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Raul
direct · taut · grounded
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerived from the Germanic name Radulf, compounding elements meaning counsel and wolf. It developed through Old Norse and Romance languages, establishing a firm foothold in the Iberian peninsula before entering American registries in 1904. It functions as the linguistic cousin of Ralph.
Also answers toRuly
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1904–2025
SSA Data 1904 peak: 1,521 souls, A.D. 1995 2025
2025: 440 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
39 yrs
Most Rauls were born around 2000 — old enough to remember dial-up.
Peak Reign
1995
№201 that year
Generation
Millennial, 28%
then Gen Z 27% · Gen X 20%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈89K ever born · now falling
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Raul grew up with
SSA DataSilly Bandz·Wii Sports·YouTube after school
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Raul peaked in 1995.
Estimated average age: 39.
What people think
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Raul sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name carries two syllables and zero wasted motion. In American records, its high-water mark arrived in 1995, placing the average bearer squarely at thirty-nine years old today. It reads as decisive, unbothered by small talk, and capable of replacing a car battery without consulting a manual. He is unlikely to own a novelty mug.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name reached its national peak in 1995 at rank 201, when about two thousand boys received it in a single year.
Field Note 02
Millennials and Gen Z together make up fifty-five percent of all living bearers.
Field Note 03
Despite sharing the exact root of Ralph, the two names have occupied entirely different cultural shelves for over a century.
Notable Rauls
AI-WrittenRaul Juliaactor, b. 1940
Raúl Esparzaactor, b. 1970
Raul Malomusician, b. 1965
Ephemera — If Raul were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Tucson
Color
Raw Sienna
Job
Structural inspector
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