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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • 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: #250 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,342 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: #267 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsMNIllinois: #222 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsILWisconsin: #379 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,360 girlsWIMichigan: #281 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,682 girlsMINew York: #208 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsNYMassachusetts: #383 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,171 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #310 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,328 girlsIAIndiana: #302 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,969 girlsINOhio: #385 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,054 girlsOHPennsylvania: #509 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,825 girlsPANew Jersey: #283 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,660 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #137 for girls · 210 births · 1 in 623 girlsCAUtah: #299 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsUTColorado: #427 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,608 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #384 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,916 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #521 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,679 girlsVAMaryland: #271 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,567 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedDEArizona: #138 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 569 girlsAZNew Mexico: #174 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 677 girlsNMKansas: #347 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,994 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #581 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,812 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #280 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsDCOklahoma: #436 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,076 girlsOKLouisiana: #177 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 778 girlsLAMississippi: #431 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,734 girlsMSAlabama: #567 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,593 girlsALGeorgia: #617 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,678 girlsGAHawaii: #257 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 907 girlsHITexas: #118 for girls · 173 births · 1 in 545 girlsTXFlorida: #291 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,591 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#118 · 1 in 545
  2. California#137 · 1 in 623
  3. Arizona#138 · 1 in 569
  4. New Mexico#174 · 1 in 677
  5. Louisiana#177 · 1 in 778

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1181731 in 545
California#1372101 in 623
Arizona#138261 in 569
New Mexico#174111 in 677
Louisiana#177331 in 778
New York#208971 in 1,065
Illinois#222571 in 1,232
Washington#250141 in 1,342
Hawaii#25751 in 907
Minnesota#267131 in 1,752
Maryland#271121 in 1,567
District of Columbia#28051 in 1,278
Michigan#281351 in 1,682
New Jersey#283231 in 1,660
Florida#291271 in 1,591
Utah#29971 in 1,550
Indiana#302181 in 1,969
Iowa#31071 in 2,328
Kansas#34761 in 1,994
Wisconsin#37981 in 3,360
Massachusetts#383101 in 3,171
Missouri#384101 in 2,916
Ohio#385231 in 3,054
Colorado#42761 in 2,608
Mississippi#43161 in 2,734
Oklahoma#43651 in 3,076
Pennsylvania#509141 in 4,825
Virginia#52161 in 4,679
Alabama#56751 in 4,593
North Carolina#58161 in 5,812
Georgia#61761 in 5,678
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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 1973

girls
#270
924 births · 1 in 1,578 girls
boys
#3,223
10 births · 1 in 155,858 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #270Raquel924

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #3,223Raquel10
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 1,578 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 97.2% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #267Marcia935
  2. #268Stefanie931
  3. #269Jackie930
  4. #270Raquel924
  5. #271Jenifer913
  6. #272Audrey912
  7. #273Christi909
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 155,858 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 45.2% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #3,013Yale11
  2. #3,013Yechiel11
  3. #3,013Zoltan11
  4. #3,223Raquel10
  5. #3,223Adron10
  6. #3,223Akida10
  7. #3,223Albino10
  8. #3,445Abu9
  9. #3,445Achilles9
  10. #3,445Adams9

Tied with 221 names at #3,223; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →