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
- Peak · girls
- 1970 · 1,470 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 50,697since 1900
Raquel over time
Rank among girls' names. Raquel has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,120 | 209 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,070 | 232 | — | |
| 2023 | #905 | 295 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,003 | 261 | — | |
| 2021 | #909 | 296 | — | |
| 2020 | #932 | 277 | — | |
| 2019 | #866 | 309 | — | |
| 2018 | #928 | 288 | — | |
| 2017 | #883 | 308 | — | |
| 2016 | #845 | 336 | — | |
| 2015 | #748 | 377 | — | |
| 2014 | #697 | 404 | — | |
| 2013 | #690 | 409 | — | |
| 2012 | #627 | 456 | — | |
| 2011 | #634 | 449 | — | |
| 2010 | #604 | 486 | — | |
| 2009 | #639 | 465 | — | |
| 2008 | #573 | 538 | — | |
| 2007 | #497 | 651 | — | |
| 2006 | #506 | 604 | — | |
| 2005 | #475 | 648 | — | |
| 2004 | #444 | 688 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #395 | 770 | — | |
| 2002 | #389 | 756 | — | |
| 2001 | #351 | 852 | — | |
| 2000 | #342 | 900 | — | |
| 1999 | #320 | 970 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #326 | 911 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #283 | 1,024 | — | |
| 1996 | #279 | 1,042 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #257 | 1,074 | #5,928 | 9 |
| 1994 | #251 | 1,104 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #229 | 1,223 | #5,771 | 9 |
| 1992 | #241 | 1,148 | #3,748 | 16 |
| 1991 | #221 | 1,272 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #239 | 1,189 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #236 | 1,168 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #228 | 1,156 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #230 | 1,170 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #262 | 978 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1985 | #238 | 1,082 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | #296 | 798 | #3,459 | 12 |
| 1983 | #284 | 823 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #280 | 872 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #274 | 905 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #300 | 835 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #295 | 810 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #289 | 805 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #297 | 795 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1976 | #289 | 797 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #262 | 920 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #284 | 862 | — | |
| 1973 | #270 | 924 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #261 | 1,013 | — | |
| 1971 | #245 | 1,196 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #215 | 1,470 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #245 | 1,208 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #283 | 939 | — | |
| 1967 | #424 | 483 | — | |
| 1966 | #573 | 270 | — | |
| 1965 | #622 | 246 | — | |
| 1964 | #689 | 222 | — | |
| 1963 | #675 | 221 | — | |
| 1962 | #724 | 203 | — | |
| 1961 | #694 | 227 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #724 | 195 | — | |
| 1959 | #702 | 204 | — | |
| 1958 | #684 | 209 | — | |
| 1957 | #780 | 166 | — | |
| 1956 | #742 | 171 | — | |
| 1955 | #749 | 160 | — | |
| 1954 | #743 | 155 | — | |
| 1953 | #743 | 151 | — | |
| 1952 | #763 | 136 | — | |
| 1951 | #869 | 107 | — | |
| 1950 | #833 | 110 | — | |
| 1949 | #800 | 118 | — | |
| 1948 | #835 | 110 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #861 | 103 | — | |
| 1946 | #857 | 93 | — | |
| 1945 | #925 | 67 | — | |
| 1944 | #874 | 76 | — | |
| 1943 | #849 | 84 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,116 | 50 | — | |
| 1941 | #865 | 71 | — | |
| 1940 | #752 | 85 | — | |
| 1939 | #805 | 73 | — | |
| 1938 | #923 | 59 | — | |
| 1937 | #850 | 66 | — | |
| 1936 | #757 | 79 | — | |
| 1935 | #792 | 73 | — | |
| 1934 | #717 | 86 | — | |
| 1933 | #790 | 70 | — | |
| 1932 | #808 | 71 | — | |
| 1931 | #609 | 118 | — | |
| 1930 | #631 | 120 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #683 | 105 | — | |
| 1928 | #750 | 90 | — | |
| 1927 | #904 | 68 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,054 | 50 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,376 | 34 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,151 | 46 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,556 | 28 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,536 | 29 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,625 | 27 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,952 | 20 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,800 | 18 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1991
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#88 · 1 in 361
- Arizona#120 · 1 in 527
- California#134 · 1 in 685
- Nevada#137 · 1 in 547
- Hawaii#143 · 1 in 560
Best ever in a state: #67 in New Mexico, 1987.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #88 | 26 | 1 in 361 |
| Arizona | #120 | 49 | 1 in 527 |
| California | #134 | 382 | 1 in 685 |
| Nevada | #137 | 13 | 1 in 547 |
| Hawaii | #143 | 9 | 1 in 560 |
| Texas | #154 | 169 | 1 in 807 |
| Rhode Island | #174 | 6 | 1 in 878 |
| New Jersey | #182 | 42 | 1 in 1,112 |
| Illinois | #188 | 72 | 1 in 1,077 |
| New York | #189 | 105 | 1 in 1,133 |
| Colorado | #198 | 19 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Oregon | #214 | 15 | 1 in 1,124 |
| Florida | #217 | 59 | 1 in 1,294 |
| District of Columbia | #227 | 7 | 1 in 837 |
| Nebraska | #264 | 6 | 1 in 1,480 |
| Wisconsin | #284 | 15 | 1 in 1,897 |
| Utah | #289 | 9 | 1 in 1,477 |
| Michigan | #292 | 30 | 1 in 2,013 |
| Maryland | #299 | 14 | 1 in 1,973 |
| Pennsylvania | #311 | 34 | 1 in 2,089 |
| Ohio | #327 | 29 | 1 in 2,420 |
| Washington | #330 | 16 | 1 in 1,934 |
| Virginia | #343 | 16 | 1 in 2,306 |
| Kansas | #351 | 6 | 1 in 2,228 |
| Minnesota | #364 | 10 | 1 in 2,748 |
| Louisiana | #377 | 11 | 1 in 2,277 |
| Massachusetts | #382 | 13 | 1 in 2,793 |
| South Carolina | #423 | 7 | 1 in 2,753 |
| Connecticut | #430 | 6 | 1 in 3,089 |
| North Carolina | #477 | 11 | 1 in 3,623 |
| Missouri | #478 | 9 | 1 in 3,609 |
| Oklahoma | #492 | 5 | 1 in 3,411 |
| Indiana | #516 | 9 | 1 in 3,869 |
| Tennessee | #595 | 6 | 1 in 5,069 |
| Georgia | #613 | 9 | 1 in 4,651 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1970 at #215 (1,470 births)
- Births halved by 2004, 34 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1943–2021
- 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%)
- 21.6% of all girls named Raquel (10,957) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 23 | #1,538 (1905) | #1,772 |
| 1910s | 122 | #1,766 (1913) | #2,087 |
| 1920s | 497 | #683 (1929) | #1,259 |
| 1930s | 815 | #609 (1931) | #768 |
| 1940s | 857 | #752 (1940) | #873 |
| 1950s | 1,569 | #684 (1958) | #761 |
| 1960s | 4,214 | #245 (1969) | #565 |
| 1970s | 9,592 | #215 (1970) | #271 |
| 1980s | 9,787 | #228 (1988) | #263 |
| 1990s | 10,957 | #221 (1991) | #265 |
| 2000s | 6,872 | #342 (2000) | #461 |
| 2010s | 3,822 | #604 (2010) | #752 |
| 2020s | 1,570 | #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 1991
Top girls' names in 1991
Top boys' names in 1991
More about 1991
girls
1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 1,474 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 98.6% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 134,689 of them was named Raquel, which outranked 60.5% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,636Weylin16
- #3,636Yannick16
- #3,636Zackry16
- #3,813Raquel15
- #3,813Abdallah15
- #3,813Acie15
- #3,813Addam15
- #4,005Abdulaziz14
- #4,005Abrahim14
- #4,005Adem14
Tied with 191 names at #3,813; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.