Feminine dossier · first seen 1900

Raquel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Raquel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1970

Peak rank proxy

1,470

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1900Peak 19702024

Peak year

1970

Decline from peak

84.2%

2024

232

All-time

50,483

Raquel has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1970, when 1,470 girls were named Raquel.

In 2024, only 232 girls were given the name.

Down 84.2% from its peak.

All told, about 50,483 Americans have been named Raquel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1900.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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