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Raheel

Boy

Meaning of Raheel: Arabic: 'traveler'

Raheel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6700th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6700

12 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

342

First recorded 1982 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 5 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 9 babies2014: 7 babies2015: 15 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 19 babies2018: 11 babies2019: 8 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 16 babies2022: 6 babies2023: 12 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 12 babies
US babies named Raheel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 19.

Gender split

75% boys · 25% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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