Meaning of the nameRaqueline
- Female
- Ra-que-li-ne
Raqueline is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin that ends in -ine and resembles Raquel, the Portuguese form of the Hebrew Raḥel.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,393 people named Raqueline, the 6,593rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Raqueline 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)
- 1,393
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,593
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,415
- people
Raqueline in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raqueline, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (490 people).
1,387 women 0 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 Raqueline is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raqueline in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 262 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 153 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 117 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 99 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 92 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 67 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 66 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 42 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 26 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Raqueline
The origin of the spelling Raqueline is uncertain. Behind the Name gives Raquel as the Portuguese form of the Hebrew name Raḥel, which it translates as 'ewe', and the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ine as a feminine formative from the French -ine, from the Latin -ina, a diminutive affix. However, the derivation of Raqueline from Raquel is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,393 people named Raqueline, with a median age of 31. It is almost always a female name, and most of these people were born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Rachel · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raqueline · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Raqueline
What does the name Raqueline mean?
The meaning of Raqueline 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 Raqueline in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,393 people with the first name Raqueline, which ranks it number 6,593 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Raqueline a boy's or a girl's name?
Raqueline is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,387 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Raqueline most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Raqueline (262 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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