Racquel

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
1970 · 193 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
4,762
since 1951

Racquel over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Racquel has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #758, 1970girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425—
2024#13,4776—
2023#13,4626—
2022#15,3065—
2021#9,56210—
2020#12,1427—
2019#11,3568—
2018#8,61712—
2017#11,6158—
2016#9,41111—
2015#7,61315—
2014#7,30216—
2013#4,24334—
2012#3,91539—
2011#4,24434—
2010#3,68942—
2009#3,94439—
2008#4,17937—
2007#2,75066—
2006#3,09054—
2005#3,87637—
2004#3,26546—
2003#2,77156—
2002#2,74555—
2001#2,43864—
2000#2,19072—
1999#1,636102—
1998#1,89980—
1997#1,595100—
1996#1,375122—
1995#1,456110—
1994#1,323128—
1993#1,312128—
1992#1,109161—
1991#1,195145—
1990#1,110157—
1989#1,019168#7,9055
1988#918185—
1987#980161—
1986#1,122129—
1985#1,172121—
1984#1,232105—
1983#1,26698—
1982#1,257103—
1981#1,39688—
1980#1,206109—
1979#1,51777—
1978#1,39783—
1977#1,53870—
1976#1,34380—
1975#973127—
1974#1,20991—
1973#1,015115—
1972#958127—
1971#812171—
1970#758193—
1969#810162—
1968#1,042100—
1967#2,27228—
1966#4,4939—
1965#3,73312—
1964#4,6369—
1963——
1962——
1961#5,8516—
1960——
1959——
1958#6,1035—
1957——
1956——
1955——
1954——
1953#5,0406—
1952——
1951#4,3857—
1950——
1949——
1948——
1947——
1946——
1945——
1944——
1943——
1942——
1941——
1940——
1939——
1938——
1937——
1936——
1935——
1934——
1933——
1932——
1931——
1930——
1929——
1928——
1927——
1926——
1925——
1924——
1923——
1922——
1921——
1920——
1919——
1918——
1917——
1916——
1915——
1914——
1913——
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
First appearance
1951

The first year at least five girls were named Racquel! It came in at #4,385, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1952, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Racquel is popular in 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,097 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,823 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedMINew York: #812 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,233 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #853 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,818 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,061 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 10,385 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #530 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,486 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #736 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,639 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Racquel, so not publishedHITexas: #1,143 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 11,970 girlsTXFlorida: #756 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,643 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Missouri#530 · 1 in 4,486
  2. Louisiana#736 · 1 in 5,639
  3. Florida#756 · 1 in 6,643
  4. New York#812 · 1 in 7,233
  5. Pennsylvania#853 · 1 in 9,818

Best ever in a state: #350 in Louisiana, 1991.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Missouri#53071 in 4,486
Louisiana#73651 in 5,639
Florida#756101 in 6,643
New York#812151 in 7,233
Pennsylvania#85371 in 9,818
California#1,061201 in 10,385
Illinois#1,09761 in 11,823
Texas#1,143111 in 11,970
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Georgia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Kentucky———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Michigan———
Minnesota———
Mississippi———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
North Carolina———
North Dakota———
Ohio———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Tennessee———
Utah———
Vermont———
Virginia———
Washington———
West Virginia———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Racquel
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 1,465 spots since 2024 (#13,477 → #14,942)
  • 2,800 spots since 2020 (#12,142 → #14,942)
  • 7,329 spots since 2015 (#7,613 → #14,942)
  • Biggest jump: 236 spots in 1975 (#1,209 → #973)
  • Biggest drop: 370 spots in 1976 (#973 → #1,343)
Rise & fade · girls
19 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1951
  • Peaked 1970 at #758 (193 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1969–1972
Share of babies · girls
1 in 9,058
  • Highest: 1 in 9,058 girls born in 1970 were named Racquel (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 26.6% of all girls named Racquel (1,267) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s18#4,385 (1951)#5,176
1960s326#810 (1969)#3,262
1970s1,134#758 (1970)#1,152
1980s1,267#918 (1988)#1,157
1990s1,233#1,109 (1992)#1,401
2000s526#2,190 (2000)#3,125
2010s219#3,689 (2010)#7,201
2020s39#9,562 (2021)#13,149

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Racquel in 1986

girls
#1,122
129 births · 1 in 13,299 girls

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #1,122Racquel129
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 13,299 of them was named Racquel, which outranked 91.3% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Racquel
  1. #1,119Deanne130
  2. #1,119Karyn130
  3. #1,119Mikaela130
  4. #1,122Racquel129
  5. #1,122Erinn129
  6. #1,122Kay129
  7. #1,122Lakendra129
  8. #1,129Anabel128
  9. #1,129Brigette128
  10. #1,129Charisse128

Tied with 6 names at #1,122; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1986 →