Requel — girls' name
53 babies named Requel in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
53 girls have been named Requel since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1992.
- 53
- total births
- 1970–1992
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
45% of everyone ever named Requel was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Requel in 1970 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Requel
The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Requel between 1970 and 1992, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Requel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Requel performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Requel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Requel 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 53 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.
Requel at a glance
Last recorded 1992Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Requel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1970
- Peak year (1970)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1992.
53 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 12 births in a single year.
Requel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 24 births that decade — 45% of Requel's all-time total
Requel decade highlights
- Peak decade 24 births
- Runner-up 22 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Requel's strongest decade
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 45% of all-time use.
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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, 1970–1992 (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.