Racquel — #13653 US girls' name
4,756 babies named Racquel in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 23% of names given to girls today.
27% of everyone ever named Racquel was born in this single decade.
193 babies were named Racquel in 1970 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Racquel
The Social Security Administration has registered 4,756 babies named Racquel between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Racquel currently holds the #13653 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 193 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Racquel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,266 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Racquel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 644 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Racquel in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Racquel 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 4,756 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.
Racquel at a glance
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Current rank
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Racquel popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951
- Peak year (1970)
- 193
- Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
Currently ranks #13653 among girls.
4,756 total births across 74 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 193 births in a single year.
Racquel popularity over time — boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Racquel as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Racquel accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Racquel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 1,266 births that decade — 27% of Racquel's all-time total
Racquel decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,266 births
- Runner-up 1,233 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Racquel's strongest decade
1,266 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 27% of all-time use.
Racquel by state
Where Racquel concentrates geographically — total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 644 | 13.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 503 | 10.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 298 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 205 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 189 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 173 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 159 | 3.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 97 | 2.0% |
644 of 4,756 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 13.5% of nationwide
- New York 10.6% of nationwide
- Texas 6.3% of nationwide
- Louisiana 4.3% of nationwide
- Florida 4.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 22 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 13.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Racquel appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1951–2024 (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.