Raquel
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning ewe or female sheep.
Babies a year
307
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2138
13 babies
How Raquel has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #751 |
| 2016 | #847 |
| 2017 | #884 |
| 2018 | #930 |
| 2019 | #868 |
| 2020 | #933 |
| 2021 | #914 |
| 2023 | #905 |
Raquel by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Raquel. In the US, 307 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,468 babies in 1970, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raquel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Racquelewe; a form of Rachel8 in the US (2017)
- Rachelewe; a female sheep1,591 in the US (2017)
- Raizelrose; from Yiddish diminutive of Raisa44 in the US (2017)
- Raheeltraveler or wayfarer19 in the US (2017)
- Rashelewe or lamb; a form of rachel12 in the US (2017)
- Raquelleewe; a form of Rachel9 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Raquel
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