Girls' name · since 1978
Raqueal
Raqueal has 55 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raqueal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raqueal has been recorded 55 times among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 2000.
- #33,955 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raqueal ranks #33,955 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #33,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raqueal's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Raqueal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raqueal splits its recorded history at 1989: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raqueal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2000
- Peak year (1987)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Raqueal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (30 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Raqueal's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Raqueal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Raqueal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raqueal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1978–2000 (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 Raqueal 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.