How Many People Are Named Raquel?
An estimated 45,794 people in the United States have the first name Raquel. It is predominantly female (99.4%). The average bearer is 37 years old, and Raquel peaked in popularity in 1970 with 1,478 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raquel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Raquel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Raquel is overwhelmingly female, 281 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
45,794
About 1 in 7,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.4% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1970
1,478 births
Total Registered
50,764
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raquel
Raquel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 50,764 total births registered, 99.4% were female.
Raquel as a male name
Ranked #12,790 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1990 (16 births)
Raquel as a female name
Ranked #1,071 in 2024
232 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (1,470 births)
Raquel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raquel span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 11,050 babies were registered. Raquel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raquel by Decade
How has Raquel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Raquel by State
Birth registrations for Raquel span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, North Dakota, Maine. On average, about 1,004 Raquels were registered per state.
Raquel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raquel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Raquel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raquel?
We estimate approximately 45,794 people named Raquel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Raquel a common name?
Raquel is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 50,764 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raquel most popular?
Raquel reached peak popularity in 1970, when 1,478 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raquel is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raquel a female name?
Raquel is predominantly female. 99.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raquel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raquel Smith, Raquel Johnson, Raquel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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