Data through 2025

Rachel name popularity in the United States

Rachel ranked #250 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 1,225 girls named Rachel.

Rank#250

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded1,225

SSA

Peak year1985

16,360 recorded

Five-year change-6.1%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Rachel for boys and girls

Girls

1,225

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 1899 to 2018

Rachel in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls1,225#250
2024girls1,292#246
2023girls1,224#254
2022girls1,263#240
2021girls1,271#239
2020girls1,305#226
2019girls1,548#191
2018boys5#12156
2018girls1,558#198
2017girls1,622#191
2016girls1,884#171
2015girls1,941#167
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls1,225#250
2024girls1,292#246
2023girls1,224#254
2022girls1,263#240
2021girls1,271#239
2020girls1,305#226
2019girls1,548#191
2018boys5#12156
2018girls1,558#198
2017girls1,622#191
2016girls1,884#171
2015girls1,941#167
2014boys5#12108
2014girls2,090#155
2013girls2,325#137
2012boys7#9709
2012girls2,420#130
2011girls2,664#115
2010girls3,024#99
2009boys5#12491
2009girls3,589#89
2008boys5#12553
2008girls4,087#74
2007boys7#9788
2007girls4,841#59
2006boys7#9585
2006girls5,551#48
2005boys13#5875
2005girls6,226#38
2004boys34#2953
2004girls6,923#34
2003boys14#5271
2003girls7,997#28
2002boys15#4919
2002girls8,944#24
2001boys8#7536
2001girls9,556#24
2000boys12#5588
2000girls10,687#21
1999boys17#4162
1999girls11,632#19
1998boys18#3849
1998girls12,209#15
1997boys23#3160
1997girls13,798#13
1996boys25#2911
1996girls16,121#9
1995boys28#2626
1995girls16,047#12
1994boys25#2847
1994girls15,492#13
1993boys26#2697
1993girls15,974#14
1992boys26#2670
1992girls15,840#16
1991boys32#2227
1991girls16,344#14
1990boys40#1909
1990girls15,710#16
1989boys106#993
1989girls15,357#18
1988boys62#1307
1988girls15,348#19
1987boys63#1218
1987girls15,646#17
1986boys56#1299
1986girls15,455#15
1985boys77#1050
1985girls16,360#13
1984boys83#976
1984girls15,839#15
1983boys43#1448
1983girls14,591#20
1982boys64#1140
1982girls13,871#21
1981boys50#1309
1981girls12,590#22
1980boys57#1214
1980girls11,618#23
1979boys41#1464
1979girls10,230#27
1978boys38#1508
1978girls9,802#25
1977boys38#1490
1977girls8,976#26
1976boys28#1781
1976girls8,453#23
1975boys23#2001
1975girls8,225#26
1974boys35#1471
1974girls7,399#36
1973boys21#1982
1973girls6,103#42
1972boys15#2418
1972girls6,417#40
1971boys32#1526
1971girls6,115#54
1970boys20#1989
1970girls6,029#58
1969boys18#1977
1969girls5,242#69
1968boys11#2576
1968girls3,727#92
1967boys12#2352
1967girls3,312#105
1966boys8#2986
1966girls2,277#154
1965boys12#2366
1965girls2,011#175
1964boys6#3601
1964girls2,261#173
1963boys5#4048
1963girls2,178#179
1962boys7#3305
1962girls1,941#194
1961boys7#3356
1961girls2,054#186
1960girls1,792#198
1959boys7#3290
1959girls1,744#201
1958boys6#3559
1958girls1,663#201
1957boys7#3257
1957girls1,821#194
1956boys9#2798
1956girls1,672#197
1955boys13#2219
1955girls1,802#185
1954boys5#3827
1954girls1,805#182
1953boys9#2709
1953girls1,780#175
1952boys11#2376
1952girls1,599#185
1951boys7#3066
1951girls1,435#202
1950girls1,454#188
1949boys6#3298
1949girls1,437#191
1948girls1,388#195
1947girls1,447#190
1946girls1,234#195
1945boys7#2743
1945girls1,207#174
1944girls1,250#171
1943boys8#2732
1943girls1,371#170
1942boys10#2386
1942girls1,427#163
1941boys17#1685
1941girls1,384#159
1940boys7#2871
1940girls1,264#166
1939boys9#2449
1939girls1,345#160
1938boys9#2479
1938girls1,279#165
1937boys12#2088
1937girls1,229#163
1936boys17#1639
1936girls1,208#163
1935boys11#2246
1935girls1,198#164
1934boys13#2022
1934girls1,181#163
1933boys10#2368
1933girls1,142#161
1932boys11#2313
1932girls1,254#156
1931girls1,171#161
1930boys6#3592
1930girls1,261#164
1929boys11#2452
1929girls1,214#167
1928boys8#3076
1928girls1,180#177
1927boys7#3451
1927girls1,286#169
1926boys8#3139
1926girls1,389#164
1925boys8#3155
1925girls1,439#165
1924girls1,600#157
1923boys5#4239
1923girls1,483#160
1922boys10#2801
1922girls1,541#154
1921boys10#2804
1921girls1,583#152
1920boys8#3208
1920girls1,484#156
1919boys8#3115
1919girls1,488#149
1918boys6#3728
1918girls1,542#148
1917boys5#3981
1917girls1,339#157
1916boys8#2926
1916girls1,328#153
1915boys7#3082
1915girls1,205#156
1914boys5#3264
1914girls975#151
1913girls827#145
1912girls703#151
1911girls537#150
1910boys5#1589
1910girls538#150
1909girls462#154
1908girls425#159
1907girls420#154
1906girls366#158
1905girls421#143
1904girls356#152
1903girls383#142
1902girls393#141
1901girls369#135
1900boys5#1310
1900girls379#153
1899boys5#1051
1899girls324#145
1898girls367#138
1897girls297#154
1896girls348#137
1895girls351#130
1894girls317#136
1893girls321#134
1892girls369#122
1891girls267#133
1890girls318#124
1889girls266#134
1888girls281#129
1887girls226#126
1886girls213#130
1885girls212#122
1884girls230#114
1883girls174#121
1882girls203#109
1881girls157#113
1880girls166#109

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Rachel’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-36.9%
Change since peak-92.5%