as a First Name
(Spanish) form of Rachel, now in regular use in the English-speaking world. It was brought to public attention by the celebrity of the film actress Raquel Welch (b. 1940 as Raquel Tejada, in Chicago). Her father was Bolivian, her mother of English stock.
| 659th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 56,412
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Raquel per capita
- 1970
- marked the height of its popularity
99.92%
0.08%
5%
55+
55+
37%
30-54
30-54
30%
13-29
13-29
28%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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