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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • 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: #367 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,293 girlsWAIdaho: #235 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #540 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,849 girlsMNIllinois: #225 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsILWisconsin: #359 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,142 girlsWIMichigan: #450 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,841 girlsMINew York: #207 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsNYMassachusetts: #269 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,810 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: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedIAIndiana: #589 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,864 girlsINOhio: #346 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsOHPennsylvania: #672 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,990 girlsPANew Jersey: #217 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,319 girlsNJConnecticut: #224 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,314 girlsCTCalifornia: #149 for girls · 234 births · 1 in 794 girlsCAUtah: #457 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,279 girlsUTColorado: #257 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,470 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: #545 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,457 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedDEArizona: #208 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 960 girlsAZNew Mexico: #132 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 570 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: #456 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,800 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #465 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,225 girlsOKLouisiana: #284 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,584 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedALGeorgia: #560 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,360 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedHITexas: #160 for girls · 155 births · 1 in 838 girlsTXFlorida: #220 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,289 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#132 · 1 in 570
  2. California#149 · 1 in 794
  3. Texas#160 · 1 in 838
  4. New York#207 · 1 in 1,238
  5. Arizona#208 · 1 in 960

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#132171 in 570
California#1492341 in 794
Texas#1601551 in 838
New York#207831 in 1,238
Arizona#208211 in 960
New Jersey#217291 in 1,319
Florida#220441 in 1,289
Connecticut#224121 in 1,314
Illinois#225541 in 1,378
Idaho#23561 in 1,145
Colorado#257151 in 1,470
Massachusetts#269181 in 1,810
Louisiana#284201 in 1,584
Ohio#346281 in 2,552
Wisconsin#359101 in 3,142
Washington#367121 in 2,293
Michigan#450151 in 3,841
North Carolina#45691 in 3,800
Utah#45751 in 3,279
Oklahoma#46571 in 3,225
Minnesota#54051 in 5,849
Maryland#54551 in 4,457
Georgia#56081 in 4,360
Indiana#58961 in 5,864
Pennsylvania#672101 in 6,990
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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 1982

girls
#280
872 births · 1 in 1,942 girls
boys
#3,692
11 births · 1 in 164,950 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #280Raquel872

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #3,692Raquel11
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,942 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 97.7% of the 12,332 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. #277Kathy879
  2. #277Roxanne879
  3. #279Helen876
  4. #280Raquel872
  5. #281Stacie868
  6. #282Yvette866
  7. #283Annette863
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 164,950 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 49.9% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #3,482Yoshio12
  2. #3,482Zebadiah12
  3. #3,482Zeth12
  4. #3,692Raquel11
  5. #3,692Abbas11
  6. #3,692Alegandro11
  7. #3,692Alexius11
  8. #3,966Abdel10
  9. #3,966Able10
  10. #3,966Agapito10

Tied with 273 names at #3,692; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →