Râhul

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Râhul is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Argentina than in any other country, where it is the 38th most common given name. Recorded meaning: Transliteration of Sanskrit राहुल (rāhula).

rarermore common
  • BDBangladesh≈1 in 1.5K(inferred from the name graph)
  • ARArgentina≈1 in 210as Raul
  • PEPeru≈1 in 303as Raul

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Râhul itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Argentina (inferred from the name graph)

≈220,000 named Raul, est.

#101 (measured from records)

of 15M given names

8 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
511 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 1.5K (inferred from the name graph)

Bangladesh, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

RaulLatin(measured from records)
РаульCyrillic(measured from records)
রাহুলBengali(measured from records)
ราหุลThai(measured from records)
რაულGeorgian(measured from records)
라울Hangul(measured from records)
ରାହୁଲOdia(measured from records)
ΡαουλGreek(measured from records)

2 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Raul in AR Argentina, US United States, PE Peru and 3 more and Rahul in BD Bangladesh.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Transliteration of Sanskrit राहुल (rāhula)

Sources 1

Attested across 27 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Râhul counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Râhul is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
AR Argentina#38≈220,000 est.≈1 in 210197Raul165
ES Spain#42142,040as Raul1 in 352142KRaul256
US United States#337131,547as Raul1 in 2.5K131KRaul511
BD Bangladesh#243≈110,000 est.≈1 in 1.5KlistedRahul75
PE Peru#31≈110,000 est.≈1 in 303—Raul137
CL Chile#60≈34,000 est.≈1 in 54270Raul155
SV El Salvador#97≈17,000 est.≈1 in 374—Raul76

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national); Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); SRCEI — Nombres más comunes (guaguas, 1920–2021). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Râhul under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Râhul mean, and where does it come from?
Transliteration of Sanskrit राहुल (rāhula) Recorded by Wiktionary.
Is Râhul a male or female name?
Râhul is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Râhul have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 216 thousand people named Raul in Argentina, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Râhul?
In Spain, the national register counted 142,040 people named Raul, about 1 in 352 residents.
How common is Râhul compared with other names?
In Argentina, Râhul is the 38th most common given name of 119,825 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Râhul” — the 38th most common given name in Argentina. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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