Girls' name · since 1968
Raqual
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.
- #33,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
59 girls have been named Raqual since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raqual has been recorded 59 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1992.
- #33,122 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 59 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raqual ranks #33,122 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #33,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raqual's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Raqual's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raqual splits its recorded history at 1982: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raqual popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1992
- Peak year (1970)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Raqual by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (23 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Raqual's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Raqual births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Raqual's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 1990s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Raqual: 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 (~24 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, 1968–1992 (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 Raqual 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.