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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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 1983

  • 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: #395 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,727 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: #237 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsILWisconsin: #291 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,345 girlsWIMichigan: #277 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,973 girlsMINew York: #209 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 1,196 girlsNYMassachusetts: #319 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,346 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: #476 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,226 girlsINOhio: #527 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,297 girlsOHPennsylvania: #628 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,795 girlsPANew Jersey: #241 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,530 girlsNJConnecticut: #296 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,976 girlsCTCalifornia: #160 for girls · 215 births · 1 in 873 girlsCAUtah: #330 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,927 girlsUTColorado: #264 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,558 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #618 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,384 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #632 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,156 girlsVAMaryland: #465 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,755 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedDEArizona: #146 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 728 girlsAZNew Mexico: #195 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 859 girlsNMKansas: #425 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,108 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #624 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,561 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #247 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #319 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,923 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: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 897 girlsHITexas: #149 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 812 girlsTXFlorida: #260 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,635 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#146 · 1 in 728
  2. Texas#149 · 1 in 812
  3. California#160 · 1 in 873
  4. New Mexico#195 · 1 in 859
  5. New York#209 · 1 in 1,196

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#146281 in 728
Texas#1491581 in 812
California#1602151 in 873
New Mexico#195111 in 859
New York#209861 in 1,196
Illinois#237481 in 1,516
Hawaii#23861 in 897
New Jersey#241251 in 1,530
District of Columbia#24751 in 1,144
Florida#260361 in 1,635
Colorado#264141 in 1,558
Michigan#277281 in 1,973
Wisconsin#291131 in 2,345
Connecticut#29681 in 1,976
Louisiana#319161 in 1,923
Massachusetts#319141 in 2,346
Utah#33081 in 1,927
Washington#395101 in 2,727
Kansas#42551 in 3,108
Maryland#46561 in 3,755
Indiana#47681 in 4,226
Ohio#527131 in 5,297
Missouri#61851 in 6,384
North Carolina#62461 in 5,561
Pennsylvania#628101 in 6,795
Virginia#63251 in 6,156
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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 1983

girls
#284
823 births · 1 in 2,030 girls
boys
#4,499
8 births · 1 in 224,071 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #284Raquel823

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #4,499Raquel8
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 2,030 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 97.6% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #281Katharine839
  2. #282Tabatha837
  3. #283Charlotte833
  4. #284Raquel823
  5. #284Trista823
  6. #286Angelina819
  7. #287Eva818
  8. #287Roxanne818

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

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 224,071 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 38.7% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #4,141Ysidro9
  2. #4,141Zac9
  3. #4,141Zvi9
  4. #4,499Raquel8
  5. #4,499Abayomi8
  6. #4,499Abdur8
  7. #4,499Abed8
  8. #4,907Aamir7
  9. #4,907Aaren7
  10. #4,907Aaric7

Tied with 407 names at #4,499; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →