The baby name Roel is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Dutch: /ruːl/ (ROOL).
The baby name Roel is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Dutch: /ruːl/ (ROOL).
Roel is Dutch, Germanic in Origin.
Roel is a Dutch and Flemish masculine given name, chiefly a short form of Roeland (the Dutch equivalent of Roland). Roland stems from Old High German elements hrod/hruod "fame, renown" and land "territory," so Roel carries the sense "renowned in the land" or "famous land." In Dutch pronunciation, Roel rhymes with "rule."
Documented in the Low Countries since medieval times, the name benefited from the prestige of the Roland cycle of tales and later stabilized as an independent given name in the 19th and 20th centuries. In practice, Roel may also abbreviate Roelof (from Rudolf), in which case the underlying meaning is "famous wolf." Related forms and variants include Roeland, Roelandt, Roland, and Roelant; diminutives such as Roeltje appear in colloquial Dutch. The name is most common in the Netherlands and Flanders but occurs among Dutch diaspora communities worldwide.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2024 | #1 | — | 429 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AL | 0 | #73 | 4 | 2,372 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| PH | 0 | #82 | 15 | 5,607 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #93 | 5,592 | 5,873 |
| QA | 0 | #103 | 4 | 7,011 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #117 | 21 | 1,769 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #123 | 11 | 6,332 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| NL | 0 | #137 | 320 | 2,481 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #173 | 244 | 11,440 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #179 | 4 | 1,509 |
| AE | 0 | #179 | 9 | 10,220 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2018 | #192 | 23 | 406 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #204 | 20 | 5,842 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #219 | 9 | 4,141 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #255 | 44 | 5,122 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| SA | 0 | #266 | 30 | 10,560 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #286 | 8 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| GT | 0 | #304 | 11 | 5,948 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PE | 0 | #323 | 7 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 97 | 7,625 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| MX | 0 | #404 | 10 | 8,339 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #477 | 11 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #500 | 6 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #521 | 445 | 14,506 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| BH | 0 | #539 | 15 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #556 | 6 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #576 | 17 | 9,244 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #598 | 10 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #606 | 102 | 18,093 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #647 | 51 | 17,960 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #654 | 12 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #668 | 15 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #711 | 280 | 16,355 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #716 | 54 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #829 | 64 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #840 | 42 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #900 | 21 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #906 | 25 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #937 | 19 | 5,933 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #939 | 14 | 5,697 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #972 | 121 | 22,615 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 5 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,058 | 628 | 28,008 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,061 | 51 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,167 | 12 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,260 | 8 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,391 | 81 | 10,046 |
Roel is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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