Girls' name · since 1972
Maquel
24 babies named Maquel in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #43,702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maquel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maquel has been recorded 24 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1999.
- #43,702 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maquel ranks #43,702 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #43,702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maquel's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maquel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maquel's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maquel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1999
- Peak year (1972)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Maquel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 67% of the file).
1990s was Maquel's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Maquel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (67% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maquel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maquel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.