Raquel

#1,120 for girls in 2025, 209 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1970 · 1,470 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
50,697
since 1900

Raquel over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Raquel has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #215, 1970girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1,120209—
2024#1,070232—
2023#905295—
2022#1,003261—
2021#909296—
2020#932277—
2019#866309—
2018#928288—
2017#883308—
2016#845336—
2015#748377—
2014#697404—
2013#690409—
2012#627456—
2011#634449—
2010#604486—
2009#639465—
2008#573538—
2007#497651—
2006#506604—
2005#475648—
2004#444688#11,3565
2003#395770—
2002#389756—
2001#351852—
2000#342900—
1999#320970#8,7046
1998#326911#7,5607
1997#2831,024—
1996#2791,042#7,1367
1995#2571,074#5,9289
1994#2511,104#6,3728
1993#2291,223#5,7719
1992#2411,148#3,74816
1991#2211,272#3,81315
1990#2391,189#3,60716
1989#2361,168#6,9416
1988#2281,156#6,4266
1987#2301,170#4,5739
1986#262978#3,26814
1985#2381,082#3,21614
1984#296798#3,45912
1983#284823#4,4998
1982#280872#3,69211
1981#274905#5,4686
1980#300835#5,5256
1979#295810#4,4038
1978#289805#5,0596
1977#297795#3,8369
1976#289797#5,5875
1975#262920#5,4645
1974#284862—
1973#270924#3,22310
1972#2611,013—
1971#2451,196#2,81312
1970#2151,470#3,5218
1969#2451,208#3,3148
1968#283939—
1967#424483—
1966#573270—
1965#622246—
1964#689222—
1963#675221—
1962#724203—
1961#694227#4,0655
1960#724195—
1959#702204—
1958#684209—
1957#780166—
1956#742171—
1955#749160—
1954#743155—
1953#743151—
1952#763136—
1951#869107—
1950#833110—
1949#800118—
1948#835110#3,6685
1947#861103—
1946#85793—
1945#92567—
1944#87476—
1943#84984—
1942#1,11650—
1941#86571—
1940#75285—
1939#80573—
1938#92359—
1937#85066—
1936#75779—
1935#79273—
1934#71786—
1933#79070—
1932#80871—
1931#609118—
1930#631120#4,0015
1929#683105—
1928#75090—
1927#90468—
1926#1,05450—
1925#1,37634—
1924#1,15146—
1923#1,55628—
1922#1,53629—
1921#1,62527—
1920#1,95220—
1919#1,98918—
1918#2,82211#4,1795
1917#2,10016—
1916#2,24614—
1915#1,80018—
1914#2,4349—
1913#1,76612—
1912#2,1448—
1911#1,7928—
1910#1,7738—
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First appearance
1900

The first year at least five girls were named Raquel! It came in at #1,723, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1904, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Raquel is popular in 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNHWashington: #399 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,831 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #462 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,069 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedWIMichigan: #398 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,563 girlsMINew York: #274 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,603 girlsNYMassachusetts: #421 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,842 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedRIOregon: #354 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,131 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedIAIndiana: #522 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,820 girlsINOhio: #558 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,894 girlsOHPennsylvania: #795 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 14,233 girlsPANew Jersey: #481 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,512 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #283 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 1,514 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #540 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,585 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedDEArizona: #361 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,819 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #275 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,513 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #342 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,081 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedGAHawaii: #212 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 679 girlsHITexas: #217 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,022 girlsTXFlorida: #524 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,602 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#212 · 1 in 679
  2. Texas#217 · 1 in 1,022
  3. New York#274 · 1 in 1,603
  4. District of Columbia#275 · 1 in 1,513
  5. California#283 · 1 in 1,514

Best ever in a state: #67 in New Mexico, 1987.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#21271 in 679
Texas#217901 in 1,022
New York#274871 in 1,603
District of Columbia#27571 in 1,513
California#2831011 in 1,514
Louisiana#342151 in 2,081
Oregon#35461 in 2,131
Arizona#36171 in 1,819
Michigan#398201 in 3,563
Washington#39981 in 2,831
Massachusetts#42191 in 4,842
Illinois#462211 in 4,069
New Jersey#481111 in 4,512
Indiana#52271 in 5,820
Florida#52491 in 4,602
Missouri#54061 in 5,585
Ohio#558121 in 6,894
Pennsylvania#79561 in 14,233
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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 Raquel
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 50 spots since 2024 (#1,070 → #1,120)
  • 188 spots since 2020 (#932 → #1,120)
  • 372 spots since 2015 (#748 → #1,120)
  • Biggest jump: 267 spots in 1943 (#1,116 → #849)
  • Biggest drop: 251 spots in 1942 (#865 → #1,116)
Rise & fade · girls
70 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1970 at #215 (1,470 births)
  • Births halved by 2004, 34 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 95 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1943–2021
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,189
  • Highest: 1 in 1,189 girls born in 1970 were named Raquel (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,690 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 21.6% of all girls named Raquel (10,957) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s23#1,538 (1905)#1,772
1910s122#1,766 (1913)#2,087
1920s497#683 (1929)#1,259
1930s815#609 (1931)#768
1940s857#752 (1940)#873
1950s1,569#684 (1958)#761
1960s4,214#245 (1969)#565
1970s9,592#215 (1970)#271
1980s9,787#228 (1988)#263
1990s10,957#221 (1991)#265
2000s6,872#342 (2000)#461
2010s3,822#604 (2010)#752
2020s1,570#905 (2023)#990

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.

Raquel in 1967

girls
#424
483 births · 1 in 3,418 girls

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #424Raquel483
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 3,418 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 94.6% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #421Keri490
  2. #422Kimberlee488
  3. #423Gena486
  4. #424Raquel483
  5. #424Lena483
  6. #426Melisa482
  7. #426Tamera482
  8. #428Ida480

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →