# Raquel (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/raquel/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɹɑːˈkɛl/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Racquel, Racquell, Raquelle |
| US babies named this | 50,978 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 281 / 50,697 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 249, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Raquel, from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḥēl). Doublet of Rachel.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 449 | 634 |
| 2012 | 456 | 627 |
| 2013 | 409 | 692 |
| 2014 | 404 | 698 |
| 2015 | 377 | 751 |
| 2016 | 336 | 846 |
| 2017 | 308 | 885 |
| 2018 | 288 | 931 |
| 2019 | 309 | 868 |
| 2020 | 277 | 932 |
| 2021 | 296 | 909 |
| 2022 | 261 | 1,006 |
| 2023 | 295 | 906 |
| 2024 | 232 | 1,074 |
| 2025 | 209 | 1,123 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 14 | 3,348 |
| 1986 | 14 | 3,401 |
| 1987 | 9 | 4,872 |
| 1988 | 6 | 7,049 |
| 1989 | 6 | 7,688 |
| 1990 | 16 | 3,737 |
| 1991 | 15 | 3,968 |
| 1992 | 16 | 3,883 |
| 1993 | 9 | 6,116 |
| 1994 | 8 | 6,835 |
| 1995 | 9 | 6,298 |
| 1996 | 7 | 7,779 |
| 1998 | 7 | 8,252 |
| 1999 | 6 | 9,613 |
| 2004 | 5 | 12,791 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 | 2,636 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3,285 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4,739 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,464 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4,736 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3,229 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3,178 |
| 2019 | 11 | 2,286 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,843 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2,499 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,970 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4,056 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3,015 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2,138 |

## People named Raquel

- Raquel Welch, American actress (1940–2023)
- Raquel Castro, American actress and singer
- Raquel Zimmermann, Brazilian model
- Raquel Cassidy, British actress
- Wendy Raquel Robinson, American actress (born July 25, 1967)
- Raquel Torres, American actress (1908–1987)
- Raquel Rodriguez, American professional wrestler
- Raquel Diaz, American professional wrestler, singer and model
- Raquel Olmedo, Cuban-Mexican singer
- Raquel Alessi, American actress
- Raquel Fernandes, Brazilian association football player
- Raquel Argandoña, Chilean entertainer and mayor

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.