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.
- #19,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,161 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 79
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raciel is the #9161 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 79 recorded since 1983.
Raciel has 79 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9161 as of the latest data, more common than 34% of boys, 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.
- #19,024 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,161 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 79 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raciel ranks #19,024 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,161 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 79 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,161 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 79
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Raciel's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Raciel compares
79 22nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raciel's all-time total is 79% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raciel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 79 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
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 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
2000s is the heaviest window (31 births, 39% of the file).
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% |
5 of 79 births nationwide.
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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
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raciel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 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 August 2026.