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 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maryland#3 · 1 in 60
- Pennsylvania#5 · 1 in 67
- Hawaii#5 · 1 in 68
- Massachusetts#5 · 1 in 69
- Delaware#6 · 1 in 58
Best ever in a state: #3 in Hawaii, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #3 | 410 | 1 in 60 |
| Hawaii | #5 | 62 | 1 in 68 |
| Massachusetts | #5 | 466 | 1 in 69 |
| Pennsylvania | #5 | 898 | 1 in 67 |
| Delaware | #6 | 55 | 1 in 58 |
| Virginia | #6 | 511 | 1 in 67 |
| Michigan | #7 | 777 | 1 in 67 |
| Minnesota | #7 | 374 | 1 in 66 |
| Utah | #7 | 235 | 1 in 65 |
| Wisconsin | #7 | 383 | 1 in 66 |
| Colorado | #8 | 271 | 1 in 77 |
| Connecticut | #8 | 246 | 1 in 66 |
| New Jersey | #8 | 504 | 1 in 84 |
| New York | #8 | 1,116 | 1 in 93 |
| Iowa | #9 | 205 | 1 in 70 |
| North Dakota | #9 | 49 | 1 in 61 |
| Ohio | #9 | 864 | 1 in 72 |
| Oklahoma | #9 | 195 | 1 in 82 |
| Oregon | #9 | 205 | 1 in 81 |
| Rhode Island | #9 | 67 | 1 in 64 |
| South Dakota | #9 | 51 | 1 in 61 |
| Tennessee | #9 | 401 | 1 in 74 |
| Missouri | #10 | 393 | 1 in 75 |
| New Hampshire | #10 | 74 | 1 in 68 |
| Washington | #10 | 310 | 1 in 92 |
| Florida | #11 | 742 | 1 in 98 |
| Georgia | #11 | 453 | 1 in 92 |
| Illinois | #11 | 712 | 1 in 100 |
| Alaska | #12 | 38 | 1 in 66 |
| Kansas | #12 | 149 | 1 in 83 |
| Nebraska | #12 | 107 | 1 in 76 |
| Vermont | #12 | 28 | 1 in 68 |
| Indiana | #13 | 378 | 1 in 87 |
| Montana | #13 | 40 | 1 in 75 |
| North Carolina | #14 | 423 | 1 in 93 |
| Wyoming | #14 | 21 | 1 in 64 |
| Idaho | #15 | 64 | 1 in 90 |
| Nevada | #17 | 80 | 1 in 103 |
| Arkansas | #18 | 124 | 1 in 94 |
| California | #19 | 1,452 | 1 in 158 |
| Kentucky | #19 | 224 | 1 in 88 |
| District of Columbia | #20 | 34 | 1 in 105 |
| Texas | #21 | 949 | 1 in 147 |
| West Virginia | #22 | 77 | 1 in 99 |
| Arizona | #23 | 207 | 1 in 138 |
| South Carolina | #24 | 157 | 1 in 104 |
| Alabama | #25 | 188 | 1 in 109 |
| Louisiana | #25 | 153 | 1 in 141 |
| Mississippi | #25 | 93 | 1 in 125 |
| New Mexico | #25 | 66 | 1 in 132 |
| Maine | #32 | 40 | 1 in 120 |
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 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 109 of them was named Rachel, which outranked 99.9% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 75,772 of them was named Rachel, which outranked 72.4% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,838Vinay26
- #2,838Yanni26
- #2,838Zuriel26
- #2,911Rachel25
- #2,911Adel25
- #2,911Alaric25
- #2,911Aleczander25
- #3,021Ajani24
- #3,021Alecsander24
- #3,021Amanda24
Tied with 109 names at #2,911; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.