Total births
79
Boys' name · since 1983
Raciel
79 babies named Raciel in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 79
- total births
- 1983–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Raciel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 79 have been recorded since 1983.
Raciel has 79 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- 79 total births
- 1983–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
79 boys have been named Raciel since 1983, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 79
- total births
- 1983–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Raciel was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
8 babies were named Raciel in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Raciel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raciel's full recorded timeline at 2003, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raciel at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1983
Raciel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Raciel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Raciel's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Raciel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (39% of all-time use).
Raciel by state
Where Raciel concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.3% |
California share of Raciel's total US births 6.3%
5 of 79 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Raciel? ▼
79 babies have been named Raciel since 1983. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Raciel most popular? ▼
Raciel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Raciel most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Raciel are California (5 births).
How long has the name Raciel been used? ▼
Raciel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 43 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Raciel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rachel, Race, Rachael, Rachit, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Raciel's data
- Raciel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Raciels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Raciel
Nearby Names Like Raciel
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Raciel
Rachel Boy
1,791 births
Race Boy
#11126 1,411 births
Rachael Boy
181 births
Rachit Boy
130 births
Rachard Boy
103 births
Compare Raciel side by side: Raciel vs Rachel Raciel vs Race Raciel vs Rachael
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Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Raciel: Baby Name Since 1983 - 79 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/raciel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Raciel 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 June 2026.