Is Rael a boy or girl name?

Rael is a unisex name. Of the 660 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 30.6% were girls and 69.4% were boys.

Rael

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Rael was most popular in 2024, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,425 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,625, with 66 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 660 people named Rael.

Rael over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rael’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rael a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rael is a unisex name — 30.6% of the 660 Americans given it were girls and 69.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 15% girls and 85% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org