Raquel Torres landed it on the baby names chart but Raquel Welch gave it some oomph

 

Photo credits:  Wikipedia (Torres, Welch)

Popularity of Raquel as a baby name:  Social Security Administration

Raquel debuted at #910 on the baby names chart in 1927 and reached its first peak at #612 in 1931.  Raquel Torres retired from acting in 1935.

From 1960 to 1970, Raquel leaped from #726 to her all-time peak of #215, thanks to the star power and sex symbol status of Raquel Welch.  The name's popularity treaded water in the 200-300 range for nearly 3 decades before going into an increasingly steep decline in the 1990s.

One of the most popular posters of the 1960s.

According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'oomph', as in PUNCH or VITALITY, occured in 1930.  

Other coinages from the same year include:

1. charisma
2. double take
3. film noir
4. flip one's lid
5. rumpus room
6. top-down
7. tsk-tsk

Other vocabulary posts:

2026
Retarded.  (3/31)

Noob.  (3/31)

Shoegaze.  (2/5)

Gonzo.  (1/22)

2025

Hypergamy.  (7/31)

Situationship.  (7/30)

Lollygag.  (5/22)

Bummer.  (5/20)

TV dinner.  (2/3)

March-December 2024

Deepfake.  (9/1)

Life coach.  (6/30)

Face-plant.  (6/8)

Veggie.  (4/26)  

Dox/doxxing  (4/11)

Edgelord.  (3/23)

Dad joke. 3/4)

February 2024

Edutainment.  (2/16)

Cut, as an adjective.  (2/13).  .

Flunky.  (2/5)

Janky.  (2/2)

Kiddo.  (2/2)

January 2024

Bonkers.  (1/31)

Heebie-jeebies.  (1/31)

Nudification.  (1/31)

Right-size.  (1/14)

2022

Dumpster fire.  (10/20/2022)

2018

Swinge.  (12/18/2018)

2017

Michael Flynn vocabulary lesson.  (2/14/2017)

2013

Yaw.  (2/28/2013)