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Meaning of the nameRaquele

Raquele is a feminine name whose spelling has an uncertain origin; the closest Portuguese form on record is Raquel, from Hebrew.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,208 people named Raquele, the 3,091st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 13, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.

Meaning

The meaning of Raquele is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
4,208
Rank in Brazil
#3,091
Median age
13 years
2010 Census
3,531
people

Raquele in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Raquele, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (2,383 people).

4,163 women 45 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Raquele is most common

States with the highest share of people named Raquele in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Amazonas 0.007%
  2. Bahia 0.006%
  3. Pará 0.005%
  4. Alagoas 0.005%
  5. Sergipe 0.005%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia7860.006%
Pará3940.005%
Pernambuco3550.004%
Ceará3020.003%
Amazonas2880.007%
São Paulo2650.001%
Rio de Janeiro2450.002%
Maranhão2220.003%
Minas Gerais1950.001%
Alagoas1430.005%
Rio Grande do Sul1330.001%
Paraíba1310.003%
Sergipe1020.005%
Espírito Santo830.002%
Rio Grande do Norte830.003%
Paraná800.001%
Santa Catarina740.001%
Acre610.007%
Goiás500.001%
Piauí500.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul420.002%
Mato Grosso350.001%
Amapá310.004%
Rondônia200.001%
Distrito Federal160.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Raquele

The origin of the spelling Raquele is uncertain. Behind the Name gives Raquel as the Portuguese form of the Hebrew name Raḥel, meaning 'ewe', and also lists Rachelle (French) and Rachele (Italian), forms similar in writing, but does not record Raquele. It is almost always a feminine name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,208 people named Raquele, with a median age of 13. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Rachel · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Raquel · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raquele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Raquele

What does the name Raquele mean?

The meaning of Raquele is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Raquele in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,208 people with the first name Raquele, which ranks it number 3,091 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Raquele a boy's or a girl's name?

Raquele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,163 women and 45 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Raquele most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Raquele (288 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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