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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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 1987

  • 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: #288 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,699 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: #432 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,855 girlsMNIllinois: #221 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,320 girlsILWisconsin: #278 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,930 girlsWIMichigan: #254 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,705 girlsMINew York: #184 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsNYMassachusetts: #476 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,987 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedRIOregon: #393 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsORNevada: #201 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 884 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedSDIowa: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,606 girlsIAIndiana: #439 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,568 girlsINOhio: #289 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsOHPennsylvania: #409 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,296 girlsPANew Jersey: #243 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,556 girlsNJConnecticut: #269 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,824 girlsCTCalifornia: #115 for girls · 352 births · 1 in 611 girlsCAUtah: #332 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,914 girlsUTColorado: #248 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #370 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,840 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #450 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,474 girlsVAMaryland: #282 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,822 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedDEArizona: #125 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 679 girlsAZNew Mexico: #67 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 297 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: #512 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,140 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #403 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,596 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #258 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,140 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #165 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 877 girlsLAMississippi: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,663 girlsMSAlabama: #471 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,589 girlsALGeorgia: #482 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,563 girlsGAHawaii: #208 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 808 girlsHITexas: #162 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 883 girlsTXFlorida: #189 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,138 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#67 · 1 in 297
  2. California#115 · 1 in 611
  3. Arizona#125 · 1 in 679
  4. Texas#162 · 1 in 883
  5. Louisiana#165 · 1 in 877

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#67321 in 297
California#1153521 in 611
Arizona#125361 in 679
Texas#1621461 in 883
Louisiana#165301 in 877
New York#1841071 in 1,045
Florida#189611 in 1,138
Nevada#20161 in 884
Hawaii#20861 in 808
Illinois#221551 in 1,320
New Jersey#243281 in 1,556
Colorado#248151 in 1,399
Michigan#254341 in 1,705
District of Columbia#25851 in 1,140
Connecticut#269101 in 1,824
Wisconsin#278151 in 1,930
Maryland#282141 in 1,822
Washington#288161 in 1,699
Ohio#289341 in 1,991
Mississippi#30081 in 1,663
Utah#33271 in 1,914
Iowa#35761 in 2,606
Missouri#370111 in 2,840
Oregon#39361 in 2,552
South Carolina#40371 in 2,596
Pennsylvania#409211 in 3,296
Minnesota#43271 in 3,855
Indiana#43991 in 3,568
Virginia#450101 in 3,474
Alabama#47161 in 3,589
Massachusetts#47691 in 3,987
Georgia#482111 in 3,563
North Carolina#51291 in 4,140
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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 1987

girls
#230
1,170 births · 1 in 1,486 girls
boys
#4,573
9 births · 1 in 207,443 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #230Raquel1,170

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #4,573Raquel9
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,486 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 98.3% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #227Tonya1,189
  2. #228Trisha1,188
  3. #229Lori1,171
  4. #230Raquel1,170
  5. #231Dawn1,154
  6. #231Sheena1,154
  7. #233Kellie1,153
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 207,443 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 43.9% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raquel
  1. #4,239Zacharey10
  2. #4,239Zachrey10
  3. #4,239Zebedee10
  4. #4,573Raquel9
  5. #4,573Abelino9
  6. #4,573Abhishek9
  7. #4,573Acie9
  8. #4,968Aarion8
  9. #4,968Abby8
  10. #4,968Abdelrahman8

Tied with 394 names at #4,573; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →