Roel is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Roel means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Roel across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Roel has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Roel is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “famous land”. A Dutch short form of Roeland, the Dutch form of Roland.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,711 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 130 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Roel per year, United States (1926 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (83/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (17/yr).
Roel is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #3,435 nationally (given to 83 babies that year).
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