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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • 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: #384 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,473 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: #182 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,075 girlsILWisconsin: #456 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,239 girlsWIMichigan: #302 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,174 girlsMINew York: #188 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,096 girlsNYMassachusetts: #299 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,065 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedRIOregon: #271 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsORNevada: #209 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,016 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedSDIowa: #251 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,595 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedINOhio: #461 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,997 girlsOHPennsylvania: #376 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,864 girlsPANew Jersey: #200 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,200 girlsNJConnecticut: #347 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,475 girlsCTCalifornia: #142 for girls · 269 births · 1 in 772 girlsCAUtah: #281 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,552 girlsUTColorado: #215 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsCONebraska: #293 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,904 girlsNEMissouri: #530 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,486 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #509 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,217 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedDEArizona: #135 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 689 girlsAZNew Mexico: #121 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 557 girlsNMKansas: #232 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #456 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,556 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #260 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsDCOklahoma: #318 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,878 girlsOKLouisiana: #416 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,563 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedMSAlabama: #559 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,268 girlsALGeorgia: #537 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,187 girlsGAHawaii: #264 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 976 girlsHITexas: #185 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsTXFlorida: #233 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#121 · 1 in 557
  2. Arizona#135 · 1 in 689
  3. California#142 · 1 in 772
  4. Illinois#182 · 1 in 1,075
  5. Texas#185 · 1 in 1,013

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#121171 in 557
Arizona#135341 in 689
California#1422691 in 772
Illinois#182661 in 1,075
Texas#1851301 in 1,013
New York#188991 in 1,096
New Jersey#200351 in 1,200
Nevada#20951 in 1,016
Colorado#215181 in 1,213
Kansas#232111 in 1,318
Florida#233451 in 1,476
Iowa#251101 in 1,595
District of Columbia#26051 in 1,129
Hawaii#26451 in 976
Oregon#271101 in 1,535
Utah#28191 in 1,552
Nebraska#29351 in 1,904
Massachusetts#299171 in 2,065
Michigan#302261 in 2,174
Oklahoma#318101 in 1,878
Connecticut#34771 in 2,475
Pennsylvania#376241 in 2,864
Washington#384111 in 2,473
Louisiana#416111 in 2,563
North Carolina#456101 in 3,556
Wisconsin#45671 in 4,239
Ohio#461171 in 3,997
Virginia#50981 in 4,217
Missouri#53071 in 4,486
Georgia#53791 in 4,187
Alabama#55951 in 4,268
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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 1986

girls
#262
978 births · 1 in 1,754 girls
boys
#3,268
14 births · 1 in 131,537 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #262Raquel978

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #3,268Raquel14
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,754 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 98.0% of the 12,836 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. #259Donna992
  2. #260Christie980
  3. #261Sheila979
  4. #262Raquel978
  5. #263Gloria976
  6. #264Rosa970
  7. #265Ellen969
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 131,537 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 58.3% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #3,131Yitzchak15
  2. #3,131Yonah15
  3. #3,131Zeth15
  4. #3,268Raquel14
  5. #3,268Abdulrahman14
  6. #3,268Adric14
  7. #3,268Akshay14
  8. #3,440Abrahim13
  9. #3,440Adrienne13
  10. #3,440Ahren13

Tied with 171 names at #3,268; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →