Girls' name · since 1950
Raguel
318 babies named Raguel in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 318
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
318 girls have been named Raguel since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raguel has been recorded 318 times among girls since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1996.
- #15,440 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 318 born since 1950
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raguel ranks #15,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 318 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 318
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Raguel's 318 recorded births place it above 78.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Raguel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raguel's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raguel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1996
- Peak year (1970)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Raguel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (121 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Raguel's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Raguel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
121 births
- 1980s
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 121 births (38% of all-time use).
Raguel by state
Where Raguel concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 3.5% |
26 of 318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Raguel's data
- Raguel's decade-level peak was the 1970s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Raguels (26 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raguel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1950–1996 (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 Raguel 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.