Rakel

RAY-kuhl /ˈɹeɪkəl/
girl 2 syllables fading

Rakel is a rare variant of Raquel that peaked in 2002 and has since faded.

Rakel is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Rakel was first reported in SSA data in 1979 and peaked in 2002 (15 births).

About the name Rakel

PronunciationRAY-kuhl /ˈɹeɪkəl/
CultureFinnishIcelandicNorwegianSwedish
15peak births 2002
1979first in SSA data

Names similar to Rakel

How popular is Rakel?

Girls named Rakel
197919801990200020102019
Girls named Rakel per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1979–2019 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2019) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Rakel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201977#13,486
201877#13,499
20161010#10,677
201588#12,750
201499#11,733
201388#12,898
201255#18,931
20111111#10,243
201055#19,193
200988#13,409
20081414#8,865
20071111#10,657
20061313#9,155
200577#14,162
20041515#7,746
200355#17,765
20021515#7,360
20011313#8,082
200066#14,585
19991414#7,140
199855#15,979
19979—#9,631
199612—#7,465
19959—#9,359
19936—#13,019
19926—#12,945
199110—#8,437
19908—#9,920
19895—#13,932
19887—#10,082
19857—#9,021
19845—#11,676
19835—#11,535
19828—#8,015
19817—#8,791
19795—#11,435