Raquel
Meaning
“Spanish/Portuguese form of Rachel, meaning 'ewe'”
Raquel around the world
One shared root links 4 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew rachel "ewe", the biblical shepherdess
The constellation
More branches
Sources list Raquel among the forms of Rachel (Spanish · Portuguese).
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Raquel peaked in the 1970s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
282,435 people · the #108 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 719 · median age 34
Among people named Raquel living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 5,775 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Raquel
People given the name Raquel in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1970 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Raquel deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Raquel truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Raquel fits with your family’s names and surname.
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