Girls' name · since 1900
Raquel
50,697 babies named Raquel in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,123 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 50,697
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
50,697 babies have been named Raquel since 1900, making it today's #1123 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Raquel recorded 50,697 times among girls since 1900, holding rank #1123 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #581 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,123 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 50,697 born since 1900
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raquel ranks #581 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,123 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 50,697 born since 1900, peaking in the 1990s.
- #581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,123 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 50,697
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raquel's 50,697 recorded births place it above 99.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Raquel compares
50,697 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raquel's all-time total is 135x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raquel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 50,697 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,470 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raquel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raquel splits its recorded history at 1966: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 1,470 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raquel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 1,470
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Raquel popularity over time - boys
281 total births recorded since 1918 (Raquel as boys' name)
Raquel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10,957 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Raquel's strongest decade.
10,957 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Raquel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 23
1900s
23 births
- 1910s 122
1910s
122 births
- 1920s 497
1920s
497 births
- 1930s 815
1930s
815 births
- 1940s 857
1940s
857 births
- 1950s 1,569
1950s
1,569 births
- 1960s 4,214
1960s
4,214 births
- 1970s
1970s
9,592 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,787 births
- 1990s
1990s
10,957 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,872 births
- 2010s 3,822
2010s
3,822 births
- 2020s 1,570
2020s
1,570 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10,957 births (22% of all-time use).
How Raquel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Raquel's total volume
Raquel by state
Where Raquel concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12,665 | 25.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9,207 | 18.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 4,577 | 9.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,296 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,268 | 4.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,539 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 1,529 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,279 | 2.5% |
12,665 of 50,697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Raquel appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raquel's data
- Raquel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (10,957 total births); usage has since declined to 1,570 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Raquels (12,665 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raquel: 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 (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Raquel 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.