Roel first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1926. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2000, 83 babies received the name (ranked #1484). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2733), with roughly 48 babies named Roel each year. Roel's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 4,658 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.