Meaning of the nameRael
- Male
- Ra-el
Rael is a masculine name whose origin and meaning are not known with certainty in Brazilian use, with most records from 2020 to 2022.
Meaning
The meaning of Rael is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 12,460
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,467
- Median age
- 2 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,971
- people
Rael in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rael, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (7,929 people).
165 women 12,295 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Rael is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rael in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,246 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 1,245 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,116 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,078 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 725 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 696 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 631 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 550 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 512 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 434 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 414 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 291 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 277 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 262 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 249 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 233 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 213 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 184 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 182 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 171 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 170 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 154 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 148 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 77 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 72 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 67 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 63 | 0.010% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rael
The origin of the spelling Rael is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has Rael as its own entry, with Raael, Rahel and Rhael as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,460 people named Rael, with a median age of 2. The name is almost always male and has records from before 1940, but most are of people born from 2020 to 2022.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rael · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rael
What does the name Rael mean?
The meaning of Rael is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Rael in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,460 people with the first name Rael, which ranks it number 1,467 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Rael a boy's or a girl's name?
Rael is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 165 women and 12,295 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rael most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.010% of the state's population is named Rael (154 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Rael with a source. See the methodology.