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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #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 1981

  • 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: #443 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,068 girlsWAIdaho: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsIDMontana: 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: #250 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,534 girlsILWisconsin: #556 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,236 girlsWIMichigan: #297 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,095 girlsMINew York: #182 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsNYMassachusetts: #406 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,162 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedRIOregon: #424 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,828 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: #415 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,883 girlsIAIndiana: #491 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,362 girlsINOhio: #495 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,817 girlsOHPennsylvania: #628 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,304 girlsPANew Jersey: #213 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsNJConnecticut: #259 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,712 girlsCTCalifornia: #139 for girls · 263 births · 1 in 689 girlsCAUtah: #374 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,305 girlsUTColorado: #335 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,077 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedMOKentucky: 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: #417 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,994 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedDEArizona: #240 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsAZNew Mexico: #143 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 621 girlsNMKansas: #280 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #708 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,628 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #435 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,784 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: #118 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 442 girlsHITexas: #132 for girls · 179 births · 1 in 691 girlsTXFlorida: #318 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,003 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#118 · 1 in 442
  2. Texas#132 · 1 in 691
  3. California#139 · 1 in 689
  4. New Mexico#143 · 1 in 621
  5. New York#182 · 1 in 1,013

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#118111 in 442
Texas#1321791 in 691
California#1392631 in 689
New Mexico#143151 in 621
New York#1821001 in 1,013
New Jersey#213311 in 1,202
Idaho#23861 in 1,144
Arizona#240171 in 1,174
Illinois#250491 in 1,534
Connecticut#25991 in 1,712
Kansas#28091 in 1,719
Michigan#297281 in 2,095
Florida#318271 in 2,003
Colorado#335101 in 2,077
Utah#37471 in 2,305
Massachusetts#406101 in 3,162
Iowa#41551 in 3,883
Maryland#41771 in 2,994
Oregon#42461 in 2,828
Louisiana#435111 in 2,784
Washington#44391 in 3,068
Indiana#49181 in 4,362
Ohio#495151 in 4,817
Wisconsin#55651 in 6,236
Pennsylvania#628111 in 6,304
North Carolina#70851 in 6,628
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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 1981

girls
#274
905 births · 1 in 1,843 girls
boys
#5,468
6 births · 1 in 298,530 boys

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #274Raquel905

Top boys' names in 1981

  1. #1Michael68,750
  2. #2Christopher50,221
  3. #3Matthew43,330
  4. #4Jason41,927
  5. #5David40,629
  6. #6Joshua39,024
  7. #7James38,283
  8. #8John34,868
  9. #9Robert34,395
  10. #10Daniel30,985
  11. #5,468Raquel6
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,843 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 97.8% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #271Frances925
  2. #272Esther913
  3. #273Shelley912
  4. #274Raquel905
  5. #275Helen899
  6. #276Gretchen895
  7. #277Janice890
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,850Tashina#4,743 → #893
  2. ↑ 2,742Krystle#3,215 → #473
  3. ↑ 1,800Tierra#2,342 → #542
  4. ↑ 1,398Martine#2,189 → #791
  5. ↑ 999Nereida#1,981 → #982
Fallers
  1. ↓ 764Kylene#990 → #1,754
  2. ↓ 607Renada#708 → #1,315
  3. ↓ 560Ashanti#822 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 399Renata#336 → #735
  5. ↓ 395Tracee#959 → #1,354

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

boys

1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 298,530 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 25.0% of the 7,289 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. #4,961Zacarias7
  2. #4,961Zebediah7
  3. #4,961Zeno7
  4. #5,468Raquel6
  5. #5,468Aaren6
  6. #5,468Abby6
  7. #5,468Abdon6
  8. #6,262Aakash5
  9. #6,262Aarion5
  10. #6,262Abayomi5

Tied with 793 names at #5,468; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,321Marchello#2,162 → #841
  2. ↑ 1,104Skylar#2,058 → #954
  3. ↑ 816Kellen#1,432 → #616
  4. ↑ 499Marcello#1,291 → #792
  5. ↑ 456Tyrel#1,089 → #633
Fallers
  1. ↓ 306Kenyatta#871 → #1,177
  2. ↓ 284Seneca#718 → #1,002
  3. ↓ 247Kimberly#989 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 216Chadd#927 → #1,143
  5. ↓ 214Levar#911 → #1,125

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

See the top 100 for 1981 →