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Raquel

Raquel holds the #1120 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 209 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #932 in 2020 to #1120 today. Its strongest year on record was 1970 (#215 nationally, 1,470 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1900. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#535 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1120
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#215
in 1970 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
209
girls named Raquel

Raquel popularity, 1880–2025

0.023%0.045%0.068%0.091%18801900192019401960198020002020#215 in 1970
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1970

Where Raquel is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #980 (15 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#980Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025PA—New Jersey: #535 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NJ#535Connecticut: #540 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CT#540California: #1027 (26 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#1027Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025DE—Arizona: #748 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#748New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: #1138 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1138South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Raquel in 2025HI—Texas: #742 (40 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#742Florida: #825 (19 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#825
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Connecticut (#540), New Jersey (#535), Maryland (#731)

Uniqueness score

54/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Raquel in the most recent year of SSA data.

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