Recorded 1969–2015 Girls' name Peak 1991 201 births

Raquell — girls' name

201 babies named Raquell in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s111980s331990s852000s392010s26
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Raquell was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

13 babies were named Raquell in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raquell

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Raquell between 1969 and 2015, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raquell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raquell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Raquell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raquell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raquell 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 201 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.

Raquell at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

201

Since 1969

47 years of records

Peak year

1991

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1969

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2015

Raquell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1969

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 20152009200519971993198819791969 7

Raquell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
85 births that decade — 42% of Raquell's all-time total
1960s71970s111980s331990s852000s392010s26

Raquell by state

Where Raquell concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raquell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.5%
California share of Raquell's total US births 2.5%

5 of 201 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raquell?
201 babies have been named Raquell since 1969. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1991 with 13 births.
When was Raquell most popular?
Raquell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Raquell most popular?
The top states for the name Raquell are California (5 births).
How long has the name Raquell been used?
Raquell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 47 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Raquell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raquel, Raquelle, Raqual, 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, 1969–2015 (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.