Recorded 1971–2006 Girls' name Peak 2000 134 births

Ricquel — girls' name

134 babies named Ricquel in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s251990s662000s25

The verdict

134 girls have been named Ricquel since 1971, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

134
total births
1971–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Ricquel was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

14 babies were named Ricquel in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ricquel

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Ricquel between 1971 and 2006, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ricquel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ricquel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ricquel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ricquel 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 134 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.

Ricquel at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

134

Since 1971

36 years of records

Peak year

2000

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1971

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2006

Ricquel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1971

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2000)
14
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
46810121416 2006199919961993199019861971 7

Ricquel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
66 births that decade — 49% of Ricquel's all-time total
1970s181980s251990s662000s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ricquel?
134 babies have been named Ricquel since 1971. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2000 with 14 births.
When was Ricquel most popular?
Ricquel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Ricquel been used?
Ricquel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 36 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Ricquel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Richard, Richelle, Ricki, Ricky, 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, 1971–2006 (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.