Racquel
Rachel is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of Israelite patriarch Jacob.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Racquel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rachel is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of Israelite patriarch Jacob.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Racquel
Racquel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1951, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1970: 193 births, good for #758 nationwide. About 27% of every Racquel on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Racquel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Racquel
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About the name Racquel
Racquel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Racquel's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #758. Use the chart and map above to compare Racquel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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