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Roel

100% boys · 54 born in 2025

Roel has been given to about 4,711 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,196
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Roel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 83
  • Born in 202554
  • All time4,711
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Roel?

Its best year was 2000, when 83 babies were given the name, ranking 1484th. The typical living American called Roel is about 38 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Roel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Joel0.81
  2. Noel0.81
  3. Yoel0.81
  4. Yisroel0.68
  5. Roger0.60
  6. Ariel0.60
  7. Russel0.60
  8. Uriel0.60

Middle names for Roel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Roel Thomas0.74
  2. Roel James0.74
  3. Roel Cole0.73
  4. Roel Miles0.73
  5. Roel Wilder0.72
  6. Roel Paul0.55

Sibling names for Roel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.91
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.89
  3. Georginasister · 0.89
  4. Marasister · 0.87
  5. Aronbrother · 0.86
  6. Noemisister · 0.86

Where Roel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Roel Anderson0.73
  2. Roel Allen0.73
  3. Roel Adams0.73
  4. Roel Evans0.70
  5. Roel Edwards0.70
  6. Roel Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Roel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Roel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.