Recorded 1972–1999 Girls' name Peak 1972 24 births

Maquel — girls' name

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.

1970s81990s16
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Maquel was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

8 babies were named Maquel in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maquel

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Maquel between 1972 and 1999, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maquel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maquel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maquel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maquel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maquel at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

24

Since 1972

28 years of records

Peak year

1972

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1972

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1999

Maquel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1972

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1972)
8
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
456789 1999199519941972 8

Maquel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 67% of Maquel's all-time total
1970s81990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maquel?
24 babies have been named Maquel since 1972. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1972 with 8 births.
When was Maquel most popular?
Maquel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Maquel been used?
Maquel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 28 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Maquel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maquita, Maquela, Maquisha, Maquetta. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.