Recorded 1968–1992 Girls' name Peak 1970 59 births

Raqual — girls' name

59 babies named Raqual in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s141980s231990s12
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Raqual was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

8 babies were named Raqual in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raqual

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Raqual between 1968 and 1992, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raqual currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raqual performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Raqual shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raqual 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 59 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.

Raqual at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

59

Since 1968

25 years of records

Peak year

1970

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1968

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1992

Raqual popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1968

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1970)
8
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
456789 1992199119891988198219801978197019691968 5

Raqual by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 39% of Raqual's all-time total
1960s101970s141980s231990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raqual?
59 babies have been named Raqual since 1968. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1970 with 8 births.
When was Raqual most popular?
Raqual was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Raqual been used?
Raqual has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 25 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Raqual?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raquel, Raquelle, Raquell, Raqueal, and 4 more. 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, 1968–1992 (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.