Is Raquel a boy or girl name?
Raquel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 232 girls and 0 boys were named Raquel, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 50,764 US babies named Raquel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,071
- Babies named Raquel since 1900
- 50,764
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 1,478 babies
Boys and girls named Raquel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 122 | 96.1% |
| 1920s | 0 | 497 | 100% |
| 1930s | 5 | 815 | 99.4% |
| 1940s | 5 | 857 | 99.4% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,569 | 100% |
| 1960s | 13 | 4,215 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 63 | 9,592 | 99.3% |
| 1980s | 92 | 9,787 | 99.1% |
| 1990s | 93 | 10,957 | 99.2% |
| 2000s | 5 | 6,872 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,821 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,356 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,071 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 294 | #908 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 259 | #1,010 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 296 | #909 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 275 | #936 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 308 | #870 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 288 | #930 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 308 | #885 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 336 | #846 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 377 | #751 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 404 | #698 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 409 | #692 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 456 | #627 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 449 | #634 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 486 | #606 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 465 | #640 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 538 | #573 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 651 | #498 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 604 | #506 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 648 | #475 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,790 | 688 | #444 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 770 | #396 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 756 | #389 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 852 | #351 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 900 | #342 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,613 | 970 | #320 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,252 | 911 | #326 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,024 | #283 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,779 | 1,042 | #279 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,299 | 1,074 | #257 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,836 | 1,104 | #251 |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,115 | 1,223 | #229 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,883 | 1,148 | #241 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,968 | 1,272 | #221 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,737 | 1,189 | #239 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,688 | 1,168 | #236 |
| 1988 | 6 | #7,048 | 1,156 | #228 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,871 | 1,170 | #230 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,401 | 978 | #262 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,348 | 1,082 | #239 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,629 | 798 | #296 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,825 | 823 | #284 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,896 | 872 | #280 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,073 | 905 | #274 |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,062 | 835 | #301 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,749 | 810 | #295 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,604 | 805 | #289 |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,086 | 795 | #298 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,275 | 797 | #289 |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,114 | 921 | #262 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 861 | #284 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,396 | 924 | #270 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,013 | #261 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,936 | 1,196 | #245 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,755 | 1,470 | #215 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,523 | 1,207 | #245 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 940 | #283 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 484 | #424 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 270 | #575 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 246 | #623 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 222 | #690 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 221 | #676 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 203 | #726 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,521 | 227 | #695 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 195 | #726 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 204 | #703 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 209 | #684 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 166 | #781 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 171 | #745 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 160 | #749 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 155 | #744 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 151 | #743 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 136 | #764 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 107 | #870 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 110 | #840 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 118 | #802 |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,070 | 110 | #836 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 103 | #867 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 93 | #861 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 67 | #937 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 76 | #878 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 84 | #854 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,123 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 71 | #868 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 85 | #760 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 73 | #809 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 59 | #928 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 66 | #853 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 79 | #761 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 73 | #796 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 86 | #722 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 70 | #798 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 71 | #814 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 118 | #612 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,439 | 120 | #633 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 105 | #689 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 90 | #755 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 68 | #910 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,067 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,404 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,167 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,585 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,567 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,663 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,001 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,046 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,667 | 11 | #2,985 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,186 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,343 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,872 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,594 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,856 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,315 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,928 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,904 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,168 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,661 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,120 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,887 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Raquel reached #2,936 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #215 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Raquel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.