Raúl name meaning

What does Raúl mean?

Meaning of Raúl is Counsel, Advice, Advisor or Wolf is originated from Old High German and is used in Spanish is a boy name.

Variants of Raúl

Radolf, Radulf, Rudolf, Ralph

How popular is the name Raúl?

Raúl is an uncommon baby name in Switzerland where it has been in use since 1998 and peaked in 2007 when it ranked 403rd. Over 167 babies in Switzerland have been named Raúl.

However things change on global perspective, Raúl is extremely popular in Mexico where every 1 in 300 have the name as well as in, Argentina, Spain, Peru, Philippines and Cuba. Also the baby name is popular in Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Romania, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Mozambique, Angola, El Salvador, Honduras, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Portugal, Panama, Paraguay and Nicaragua.

At least, 2050000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our findings.

Facts

Raúl in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	254	116	0	0
	27	5	10	0
	19	33	0	0
	3	0	0	0

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Famous people named Raúl

• Raúl Alfonsín, Argentine lawyer and statesman
• Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Argentine politician
• Raúl Cubas Grau, Paraguayan politician
• Raúl Castells, {{cite news
• Raúl Leoni, was President of Venezuela from 1964 until 1969
• Raúl Baillères, created a business empire in Mexico
• Raúl Salinas de Gortari, Mexican businessman
• Raúl Rivero, Cuban poet, journalist, and dissident
• Raúl de Armas, Cuban-born architect
• Raúl Quinto, poet born in Cartagena
• Raúl Zaffaroni, Argentine judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
• Raúl Padilla, Mexican actor
• Raúl Sendic, prominent Uruguayan Marxist lawyer
• Raúl Montenegro, Argentine biologist, environmentalist and activist
• Raúl Porras Barrenechea, Peruvian diplomat, historian and politician
• Raúl Hernández Garrido, Spanish playwright
• Raúl Sandoval, Mexican actor and singer
• Raúl Duany, Cuban decathlete
• Raúl Rosarivo, Argentine typographer, researcher, designer, poet
• Raúl Porchetto, Argentine musician and song writer
• Raúl Riganti, Argentine racecar driver
• Raúl Sanguineti, Argentine chess Grandmaster
• Raúl Aldana, Mexican voice actor
• Raúl Ferrero Rebagliati, Peruvian politician
• Raúl Rabadán, Professor
• Raúl Chapado, retired male triple jumper from Spain
• Raúl Rettig, Chilean politician and lawyer
• Raúl Fernández, Mexican basketball player
• Raúl Alonso de Marco, Uruguayan lawyer and judge
• Raúl Iturriaga, Chilean Army general and a former deputy director of the DINA
• Raúl Sáez,
• Raúl Pérez, former boxer from Mexico
• Raúl Landini, Argentine boxer
• Raúl Villarreal, Argentine boxer
• Raúl Rojas, professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at the Free University of Berlin and a renowned specialist
• Raúl Silva Henríquez, Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church
• Raúl Francisco Primatesta, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church of Argentina
• Raúl Castro, Cuban politician
• Raúl De Molina, multiple Emmy Award-winning co-host of the Univision Networks #1 rated entertainment news show 'El Gordo y la Flaca'
• Raúl Juliá, Puerto Rican actor
• Raúl, retired Spanish professional footballer
• Raúl Grijalva, American politician
• Raúl Chávez, former baseball catcher
• Raúl Prebisch, Argentine economist
• Raúl Díaz Arce, retired Salvadoran footballer
• Raúl Mondesí, Dominican former politician
• Raúl Papaleo, is considered by many islanders to be the greatest Beach Volleyball player
• Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican American politician, diplomat and judge
• Raúl Ibañez, American former professional baseball left fielder
• Raúl L. Martínez, former mayor of Hialeah, Florida, United States
• Raúl Bravo, Spanish professional footballer
• Raúl Alcalá, former professional road racing cyclist

Lists having Raúl

• Boy names beginning with R
• German Boy Names
• Spanish Boy Names
• Baby Names that mean Counsel
• Baby Names that mean Advice
• Baby Names that mean Advisor
• Baby Names that mean Wolf