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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedAKMaine: #223 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNHWashington: #359 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,183 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: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,760 girlsMNIllinois: #217 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsILWisconsin: #253 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,717 girlsWIMichigan: #301 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,839 girlsMINew York: #250 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,357 girlsNYMassachusetts: #320 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,353 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedRIOregon: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,609 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: #433 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,491 girlsINOhio: #452 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,124 girlsOHPennsylvania: #385 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,906 girlsPANew Jersey: #252 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsNJConnecticut: #273 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,582 girlsCTCalifornia: #145 for girls · 194 births · 1 in 704 girlsCAUtah: #328 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,953 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #319 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,119 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: #423 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,091 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedDEArizona: #128 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 530 girlsAZNew Mexico: #183 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 705 girlsNMKansas: 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 · 5 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsDCOklahoma: #464 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,167 girlsOKLouisiana: #243 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,080 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedMSAlabama: #496 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,756 girlsALGeorgia: #631 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,500 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedHITexas: #122 for girls · 173 births · 1 in 552 girlsTXFlorida: #280 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,457 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#122 · 1 in 552
  2. Arizona#128 · 1 in 530
  3. California#145 · 1 in 704
  4. New Mexico#183 · 1 in 705
  5. Illinois#217 · 1 in 1,162

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1221731 in 552
Arizona#128291 in 530
California#1451941 in 704
New Mexico#183111 in 705
Illinois#217601 in 1,162
Maine#22351 in 1,159
Louisiana#243231 in 1,080
New York#250761 in 1,357
New Jersey#252271 in 1,393
Wisconsin#253161 in 1,717
Connecticut#27391 in 1,582
District of Columbia#27551 in 1,171
Florida#280301 in 1,457
Michigan#301311 in 1,839
Missouri#319141 in 2,119
Massachusetts#320131 in 2,353
Utah#32861 in 1,953
Washington#35991 in 2,183
Pennsylvania#385231 in 2,906
Oregon#39151 in 2,609
Maryland#42361 in 3,091
Indiana#433101 in 3,491
Ohio#452171 in 4,124
Oklahoma#46451 in 3,167
Minnesota#47051 in 4,760
Alabama#49661 in 3,756
Georgia#63161 in 5,500
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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 1974

girls
#284
862 births · 1 in 1,702 girls

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #284Raquel862
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,702 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 97.2% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #281Rochelle899
  2. #282Judith892
  3. #283Tabitha887
  4. #284Raquel862
  5. #285Irene846
  6. #286Dena838
  7. #287Eva837
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →