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Raquel

Girl Hebrew #908 in 2023

Raquel is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Raquel

Borrowed from Raquel, from רָחֵל.

Popularity of Raquel

Popularity, 1900–2023

294 births in 2023

1900 2023

50,251 U.S. births recorded from 1900–2023.

Peak year

1970

1,470 babies

First recorded

1900

123 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Supplanter; one who follows

Very popular since the Middle Ages

Boy · Germanic

Bright fame; from 'hrod' (fame) and 'beraht' (bright)

Who is like God? A rhetorical name honoring the archangel

Bitter; beloved; wished-for child

Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel

Boy · Germanic languages

From Rycharde, from Richard, from Richardus and Ricohardus, from Rīkahard, from Rīkaharduz, a construction Cognate with t=Richard

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.