Raul
Raul is a male given name: 99% of people named Raul are men, and it is recorded as male in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
Raul · Raúl
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Estonia, Spain
- Also spelled
- Raúl
- US births since 1880
- 84,012 male / 483 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Raul
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Raul," in English, "Guten Tag Raul," in German. Raul is a male given name: about 99% of people named Raul are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Raul,
German
Guten Tag Raul,
French
Bonjour Raul,
Spanish
Estimado/a Raul:
Chinese
Raul您好：
Japanese
Raul様
English
Hi Raul,
German
Hi Raul,
French
Salut Raul,
Spanish
Hola Raul,
Chinese
Raul你好：
Japanese
Raulさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 99% |
| Estonia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Portugal | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Armenia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Georgia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Romania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Italy | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
84,012 male · 483 female · 84,495 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Raul a male or female name?
Raul is a male given name: 99% of people named Raul are men, and it is recorded as male in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Raul in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Raul," in English, "Guten Tag Raul," in German. Raul is a male given name: about 99% of people named Raul are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Raul a unisex name?
Raul is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Raul are men. Raul leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Raul a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/raul (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_raul,
title = {Is Raul a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/raul},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}