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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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 1980

  • 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: #438 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,982 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: #216 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsILWisconsin: #337 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,624 girlsWIMichigan: #438 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,767 girlsMINew York: #254 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,469 girlsNYMassachusetts: #448 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,906 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedRIOregon: #374 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,471 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: #450 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,700 girlsINOhio: #489 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,582 girlsOHPennsylvania: #533 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,926 girlsPANew Jersey: #285 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,772 girlsNJConnecticut: #395 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,978 girlsCTCalifornia: #139 for girls · 259 births · 1 in 671 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedUTColorado: #252 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,313 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #584 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,569 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: #171 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 771 girlsAZNew Mexico: #178 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 666 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: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #415 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,757 girlsOKLouisiana: #337 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,047 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedMSAlabama: #530 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,832 girlsALGeorgia: #804 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,057 girlsGAHawaii: #244 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 839 girlsHITexas: #155 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 754 girlsTXFlorida: #341 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,151 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#139 · 1 in 671
  2. Texas#155 · 1 in 754
  3. Arizona#171 · 1 in 771
  4. New Mexico#178 · 1 in 666
  5. Illinois#216 · 1 in 1,288

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1392591 in 671
Texas#1551591 in 754
Arizona#171251 in 771
New Mexico#178141 in 666
Illinois#216601 in 1,288
Hawaii#24461 in 839
Colorado#252151 in 1,313
New York#254681 in 1,469
New Jersey#285211 in 1,772
Louisiana#337151 in 2,047
Wisconsin#337121 in 2,624
Florida#341241 in 2,151
Oregon#37471 in 2,471
Connecticut#39551 in 2,978
Oklahoma#41571 in 2,757
Michigan#438161 in 3,767
Washington#43891 in 2,982
Massachusetts#44881 in 3,906
Indiana#450101 in 3,700
Ohio#489161 in 4,582
Alabama#53061 in 3,832
Pennsylvania#533141 in 4,926
Missouri#58461 in 5,569
Georgia#80451 in 7,057
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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 1980

girls
#300
835 births · 1 in 1,988 girls
boys
#5,525
6 births · 1 in 297,325 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #300Raquel835

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #5,525Raquel6
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 1,988 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 97.5% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #296Rita840
  2. #298Eva838
  3. #299Connie836
  4. #300Raquel835
  5. #300Hillary835
  6. #302Lorena820
  7. #303Jessie813
  8. #304Juanita810

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

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 297,325 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 24.2% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #4,940Zephaniah7
  2. #4,940Zubin7
  3. #4,940Zvi7
  4. #5,525Raquel6
  5. #5,525Aarion6
  6. #5,525Abdallah6
  7. #5,525Abdias6
  8. #6,250Abayomi5
  9. #6,250Abby5
  10. #6,250Abdo5

Tied with 724 names at #5,525; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →