Racquel
Racquel was the 16702nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 759th with 193 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,798 places. More babies were named Racquel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Raquel) Spanish form of Rachel; "ewe" · Spanish, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #16,702 girls, down 3,552 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1970193 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,767babies recorded
What does the name Racquel mean?
Racquel is a spelling of Raquel, pronounced the same way, so it shares Raquel's meaning and origin.
Raquel is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Rachel, from the Hebrew Raḥel, "ewe". In Genesis Rachel is the wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin; she is first introduced as a shepherdess (Genesis 29:6). DMNES notes that Rachel came into wider use in Western Europe with the Reformation. In the US Raquel became familiar in the late 20th century, helped by the actress Raquel Welch.
רָחֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “Raḥel, ewe”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Rachel, Rachael, Raquelle, Rachelle.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Raquel', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Rachel', DMNES (Durham University)
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 29:6, JPS Tanakh (Gender-Sensitive Edition) via Sefaria, Sefaria
Racquel popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,702 | 5 |
| 2020 | #13,150 | 7 |
| 2010 | #3,732 | 42 |
| 2000 | #2,207 | 72 |
| 1990 | #1,118 | 157 |
| 1980 | #1,213 | 109 |
| 1970 | #759 | 193 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Racquel, counting every spelling?
Racquel is a spelling of Raquel, a name family that ranked #1,033 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #16,702 for Racquel on its own. Together these spellings went to 225 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raquel | 209 | #1,123 | 1,293 |
| Raquelle | 11 | #9,328 | 43 |
| Racquel | 5 | #16,702 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Racquel?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Racquel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Racquel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Racquel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Racquel?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Racquel are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 30 and 50. That makes Racquel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Racquel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Racquel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Racquel
What does Racquel mean?
Racquel is a spelling of Raquel, which means “Spanish form of Rachel; "ewe"” (Spanish, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Racquel?
Racquel was the 16702nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 759th with 193 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,798 places. More babies were named Racquel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Racquel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Racquel in the US.