Rachel
#250 for girls in 2025, 1,225 births · Last seen for boys in 2018 at #12,156
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1996 · 16,121 births
- Debut · girls
- 166 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 43 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 573,957since 1880
Rachel over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #250 | 1,225 | — | |
| 2024 | #246 | 1,292 | — | |
| 2023 | #254 | 1,224 | — | |
| 2022 | #240 | 1,263 | — | |
| 2021 | #239 | 1,271 | — | |
| 2020 | #226 | 1,305 | — | |
| 2019 | #191 | 1,548 | — | |
| 2018 | #198 | 1,558 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #191 | 1,622 | — | |
| 2016 | #171 | 1,884 | — | |
| 2015 | #167 | 1,941 | — | |
| 2014 | #155 | 2,090 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #137 | 2,325 | — | |
| 2012 | #130 | 2,420 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | #115 | 2,664 | — | |
| 2010 | #99 | 3,024 | — | |
| 2009 | #89 | 3,589 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #74 | 4,087 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #59 | 4,841 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #48 | 5,551 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #38 | 6,226 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #34 | 6,923 | #2,953 | 34 |
| 2003 | #28 | 7,997 | #5,271 | 14 |
| 2002 | #24 | 8,944 | #4,919 | 15 |
| 2001 | #24 | 9,556 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #21 | 10,687 | #5,588 | 12 |
| 1999 | #19 | 11,632 | #4,162 | 17 |
| 1998 | #15 | 12,209 | #3,849 | 18 |
| 1997 | #13 | 13,798 | #3,160 | 23 |
| 1996 | #9 | 16,121 | #2,911 | 25 |
| 1995 | #12 | 16,047 | #2,626 | 28 |
| 1994 | #13 | 15,492 | #2,847 | 25 |
| 1993 | #14 | 15,974 | #2,697 | 26 |
| 1992 | #16 | 15,840 | #2,670 | 26 |
| 1991 | #14 | 16,344 | #2,227 | 32 |
| 1990 | #16 | 15,710 | #1,909 | 40 |
| 1989 | #18 | 15,357 | #993 | 106 |
| 1988 | #19 | 15,348 | #1,307 | 62 |
| 1987 | #17 | 15,646 | #1,218 | 63 |
| 1986 | #15 | 15,455 | #1,299 | 56 |
| 1985 | #13 | 16,360 | #1,050 | 77 |
| 1984 | #15 | 15,839 | #976 | 83 |
| 1983 | #20 | 14,591 | #1,448 | 43 |
| 1982 | #21 | 13,871 | #1,140 | 64 |
| 1981 | #22 | 12,590 | #1,309 | 50 |
| 1980 | #23 | 11,618 | #1,214 | 57 |
| 1979 | #27 | 10,230 | #1,464 | 41 |
| 1978 | #25 | 9,802 | #1,508 | 38 |
| 1977 | #26 | 8,976 | #1,490 | 38 |
| 1976 | #23 | 8,453 | #1,781 | 28 |
| 1975 | #26 | 8,225 | #2,001 | 23 |
| 1974 | #36 | 7,399 | #1,471 | 35 |
| 1973 | #42 | 6,103 | #1,982 | 21 |
| 1972 | #40 | 6,417 | #2,418 | 15 |
| 1971 | #54 | 6,115 | #1,526 | 32 |
| 1970 | #58 | 6,029 | #1,989 | 20 |
| 1969 | #69 | 5,242 | #1,977 | 18 |
| 1968 | #92 | 3,727 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #105 | 3,312 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #154 | 2,277 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #175 | 2,011 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #173 | 2,261 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #179 | 2,178 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #194 | 1,941 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #186 | 2,054 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #198 | 1,792 | — | |
| 1959 | #201 | 1,744 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #201 | 1,663 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #194 | 1,821 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #197 | 1,672 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #185 | 1,802 | #2,219 | 13 |
| 1954 | #182 | 1,805 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #175 | 1,780 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #185 | 1,599 | #2,376 | 11 |
| 1951 | #202 | 1,435 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #188 | 1,454 | — | |
| 1949 | #191 | 1,437 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #195 | 1,388 | — | |
| 1947 | #190 | 1,447 | — | |
| 1946 | #195 | 1,234 | — | |
| 1945 | #174 | 1,207 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #171 | 1,250 | — | |
| 1943 | #170 | 1,371 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #163 | 1,427 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #159 | 1,384 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | #166 | 1,264 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #160 | 1,345 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #165 | 1,279 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #163 | 1,229 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #163 | 1,208 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1935 | #164 | 1,198 | #2,246 | 11 |
| 1934 | #163 | 1,181 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #161 | 1,142 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #156 | 1,254 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #161 | 1,171 | — | |
| 1930 | #164 | 1,261 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #167 | 1,214 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #177 | 1,180 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #169 | 1,286 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #164 | 1,389 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #165 | 1,439 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #157 | 1,600 | — | |
| 1923 | #160 | 1,483 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #154 | 1,541 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #152 | 1,583 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #156 | 1,484 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #149 | 1,488 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #148 | 1,542 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #157 | 1,339 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #153 | 1,328 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #156 | 1,205 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #151 | 975 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #145 | 827 | — | |
| 1912 | #151 | 703 | — | |
| 1911 | #150 | 537 | — | |
| 1910 | #150 | 538 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #154 | 462 | — | |
| 1908 | #159 | 425 | — | |
| 1907 | #154 | 420 | — | |
| 1906 | #158 | 366 | — | |
| 1905 | #143 | 421 | — | |
| 1904 | #152 | 356 | — | |
| 1903 | #142 | 383 | — | |
| 1902 | #141 | 393 | — | |
| 1901 | #135 | 369 | — | |
| 1900 | #153 | 379 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #145 | 324 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #138 | 367 | — | |
| 1897 | #154 | 297 | — | |
| 1896 | #137 | 348 | — | |
| 1895 | #130 | 351 | — | |
| 1894 | #136 | 317 | — | |
| 1893 | #134 | 321 | — | |
| 1892 | #122 | 369 | — | |
| 1891 | #133 | 267 | — | |
| 1890 | #124 | 318 | — | |
| 1889 | #134 | 266 | — | |
| 1888 | #129 | 281 | — | |
| 1887 | #126 | 226 | — | |
| 1886 | #130 | 213 | — | |
| 1885 | #122 | 212 | — | |
| 1884 | #114 | 230 | — | |
| 1883 | #121 | 174 | — | |
| 1882 | #109 | 203 | — | |
| 1881 | #113 | 157 | — | |
| 1880 | #109 | 166 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Rachel was already there! It came in at #109, and was given to 166 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 240 girls a year got the name.
Where Rachel is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Carolina#45 · 1 in 223
- Arizona#50 · 1 in 204
- Maine#72 · 1 in 250
- South Carolina#83 · 1 in 331
- New Hampshire#87 · 1 in 307
Best ever in a state: #3 in Hawaii, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #45 | 166 | 1 in 223 |
| Arizona | #50 | 23 | 1 in 204 |
| Maine | #72 | 25 | 1 in 250 |
| South Carolina | #83 | 62 | 1 in 331 |
| New Hampshire | #87 | 10 | 1 in 307 |
| California | #88 | 119 | 1 in 374 |
| Rhode Island | #111 | 8 | 1 in 539 |
| Tennessee | #115 | 51 | 1 in 532 |
| Vermont | #117 | 5 | 1 in 471 |
| Georgia | #124 | 62 | 1 in 497 |
| Mississippi | #124 | 50 | 1 in 451 |
| Virginia | #138 | 39 | 1 in 611 |
| Texas | #142 | 94 | 1 in 614 |
| Kansas | #145 | 16 | 1 in 769 |
| Hawaii | #146 | 6 | 1 in 504 |
| Montana | #156 | 5 | 1 in 781 |
| West Virginia | #156 | 26 | 1 in 733 |
| Alabama | #164 | 40 | 1 in 733 |
| Indiana | #164 | 23 | 1 in 1,133 |
| New Mexico | #165 | 9 | 1 in 616 |
| Massachusetts | #167 | 20 | 1 in 1,404 |
| Kentucky | #168 | 34 | 1 in 830 |
| Ohio | #169 | 44 | 1 in 1,161 |
| New Jersey | #171 | 21 | 1 in 1,176 |
| Wisconsin | #172 | 18 | 1 in 1,326 |
| Florida | #173 | 19 | 1 in 714 |
| Minnesota | #190 | 15 | 1 in 1,400 |
| Maryland | #191 | 10 | 1 in 1,244 |
| Colorado | #195 | 9 | 1 in 987 |
| North Dakota | #198 | 5 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Iowa | #203 | 11 | 1 in 1,719 |
| New York | #206 | 54 | 1 in 1,584 |
| Pennsylvania | #208 | 46 | 1 in 1,616 |
| Oklahoma | #214 | 18 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Arkansas | #226 | 17 | 1 in 1,101 |
| Michigan | #227 | 21 | 1 in 2,013 |
| Missouri | #241 | 15 | 1 in 1,789 |
| Illinois | #255 | 23 | 1 in 2,400 |
| Louisiana | #286 | 14 | 1 in 1,587 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Rachel
- 4 spots since 2024 (#246 → #250)
- 24 spots since 2020 (#226 → #250)
- 83 spots since 2015 (#167 → #250)
- Biggest jump: 49 spots in 1967 (#154 → #105)
- Biggest drop: 35 spots in 2020 (#191 → #226)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1996 at #9 (16,121 births)
- Births halved by 2003, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: 1 yr · 1996
- Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1968–2010
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 105 girls born in 1985 were named Rachel (0.95%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,312 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
- Its best rank, #9 in 1996, was only 1 in 109 (0.92%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 26.0% of all girls named Rachel (149,167) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,128 | #109 (1882) | #121 |
| 1890s | 3,279 | #122 (1892) | #135 |
| 1900s | 3,974 | #135 (1901) | #149 |
| 1910s | 10,482 | #145 (1913) | #151 |
| 1920s | 14,199 | #152 (1921) | #162 |
| 1930s | 12,268 | #156 (1932) | #162 |
| 1940s | 13,409 | #159 (1941) | #177 |
| 1950s | 16,775 | #175 (1953) | #191 |
| 1960s | 26,795 | #69 (1969) | #153 |
| 1970s | 77,749 | #23 (1976) | #36 |
| 1980s | 146,675 | #13 (1985) | #18 |
| 1990s | 149,167 | #9 (1996) | #14 |
| 2000s | 68,401 | #21 (2000) | #44 |
| 2010s | 21,076 | #99 (2010) | #155 |
| 2020s | 7,580 | #226 (2020) | #243 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rachel in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 863 of them was named Rachel, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 123,239 of them was named Rachel, which outranked 38.6% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,326Wilferd10
- #2,326Wymon10
- #2,326Zollie10
- #2,479Rachel9
- #2,479Addie9
- #2,479Adelaido9
- #2,479Adelard9
- #2,646Abbott8
- #2,646Addis8
- #2,646Adron8
Tied with 166 names at #2,479; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.