How popular is the name Raquel?

Raquel ranks 536th among girls' names in US records, with 50,881 births since 1900. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,973.

Is Raquel a unisex name?

No. Raquel is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1970, when 1,470 children were given the name. It has been in use for 125 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#536 of girl names

Pronounced R AH0 K EH1 L (ARPABET)

Raquel is a girls' name, and first appears in 1900. It has been given to 50,881 children — the 536th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 42% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1970, when 1,470 children were given it.

1970Girls: 1,470Boys: 8

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Raquel?: Raquel ranks 536th among girls' names in US records, with 50,881 births since 1900. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,973.
Is Raquel a unisex name?: No. Raquel is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Raquel most popular?: 1970, when 1,470 children were given the name. It has been in use for 125 years and is still recorded as of 2024.