Rachelle

#3,342 for girls in 2025, 46 births · Last seen for boys in 1986 at #6,721
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1984 · 948 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
33,933
since 1911

Rachelle over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rachelle has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #259, 1984girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#3,34246—
2024#3,17650—
2023#3,58543—
2022#3,36547—
2021#3,43545—
2020#3,49843—
2019#2,78460—
2018#2,53269—
2017#2,87358—
2016#2,73963—
2015#2,06095—
2014#2,13989—
2013#2,45873—
2012#2,13289—
2011#1,748117—
2010#1,703123—
2009#1,810119—
2008#1,554148—
2007#1,409169—
2006#1,162209—
2005#1,222186—
2004#1,050220—
2003#898265—
2002#919243—
2001#792298—
2000#803283—
1999#757294—
1998#686330—
1997#653338—
1996#534441—
1995#510480—
1994#408614—
1993#398634—
1992#368696—
1991#339775—
1990#329835—
1989#300868—
1988#278906—
1987#281873—
1986#270922#6,7215
1985#272925—
1984#259948#6,3155
1983#264909—
1982#275885—
1981#288844—
1980#265949—
1979#288843#6,0565
1978#295783—
1977#338676—
1976#299770—
1975#298789#5,4645
1974#304776#5,2275
1973#279882—
1972#285898#3,9637
1971#285997—
1970#294989—
1969#296946#4,4045
1968#312785—
1967#371598—
1966#447436—
1965#486378—
1964#475413—
1963#501376—
1962#516358—
1961#504376—
1960#568298—
1959#600274—
1958#657228—
1957#672214—
1956#563277—
1955#698181—
1954#702175—
1953#733154—
1952#811125—
1951#831116—
1950#827111—
1949#872101—
1948#95084—
1947#96984—
1946#1,05065—
1945#1,15546—
1944#1,11549—
1943#1,11352—
1942#1,27839—
1941#1,29435—
1940#1,34731—
1939#1,37829—
1938#1,65022—
1937#1,91417—
1936#1,69120—
1935#1,91717—
1934#2,56711—
1933#2,27513—
1932#2,83110—
1931#2,42712—
1930#2,69011—
1929#2,58712—
1928#3,7437—
1927#3,5618—
1926#2,87211—
1925#2,61713—
1924#1,99220—
1923#2,26416—
1922#2,18617—
1921#2,04819—
1920#1,70824—
1919#1,92119—
1918#2,37614—
1917#2,42813—
1916#2,36813—
1915#2,14314—
1914#3,1886—
1913#2,03410—
1912#2,6346—
1911#2,4635—
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First appearance
1911

The first year at least five girls were named Rachelle! It came in at #2,463, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1911–1912, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Rachelle is popular in 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNHWashington: #373 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,375 girlsWAIdaho: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 870 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #273 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,097 girlsMNIllinois: #572 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,285 girlsILWisconsin: #307 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,735 girlsWIMichigan: #298 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,101 girlsMINew York: #551 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 5,609 girlsNYMassachusetts: #547 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,008 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedRIOregon: #259 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,326 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedSDIowa: #279 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsIAIndiana: #481 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,257 girlsINOhio: #298 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,130 girlsOHPennsylvania: #519 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,969 girlsPANew Jersey: #532 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,733 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #388 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 2,440 girlsCAUtah: #142 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 588 girlsUTColorado: #349 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsCONebraska: #249 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,512 girlsNEMissouri: #269 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,729 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #305 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,102 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedVAMaryland: #466 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,557 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNMKansas: #322 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,045 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #424 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,127 girlsOKLouisiana: #322 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,885 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedHITexas: #768 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,658 girlsTXFlorida: #679 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,148 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#142 · 1 in 588
  2. Idaho#207 · 1 in 870
  3. Nebraska#249 · 1 in 1,512
  4. Oregon#259 · 1 in 1,326
  5. Missouri#269 · 1 in 1,729

Best ever in a state: #72 in Idaho, 1986.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#142151 in 588
Idaho#20751 in 870
Nebraska#24971 in 1,512
Oregon#259101 in 1,326
Missouri#269201 in 1,729
Minnesota#273141 in 2,097
Iowa#279111 in 1,916
Michigan#298351 in 2,101
Ohio#298401 in 2,130
West Virginia#30561 in 2,102
Wisconsin#307131 in 2,735
Kansas#32271 in 2,045
Louisiana#322171 in 1,885
Colorado#34971 in 2,166
Washington#37391 in 2,375
California#388631 in 2,440
Oklahoma#42451 in 3,127
Maryland#46661 in 4,557
Indiana#48181 in 5,257
Pennsylvania#519151 in 5,969
New Jersey#53291 in 5,733
Massachusetts#54751 in 9,008
New York#551261 in 5,609
Illinois#572141 in 6,285
Florida#67961 in 7,148
Texas#768121 in 7,658
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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 Rachelle
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 166 spots since 2024 (#3,176 → #3,342)
  • 156 spots since 2020 (#3,498 → #3,342)
  • 1,282 spots since 2015 (#2,060 → #3,342)
  • Biggest jump: 135 spots in 1956 (#698 → #563)
  • Biggest drop: 152 spots in 2004 (#898 → #1,050)
Rise & fade · girls
73 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1911
  • Peaked 1984 at #259 (948 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 57 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1947–2003
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,653
  • Highest: 1 in 1,653 girls born in 1973 were named Rachelle (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 34,941 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #259 in 1984, was only 1 in 1,776 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 26.6% of all girls named Rachelle (9,029) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s100#1,921 (1919)#2,395
1920s147#1,708 (1920)#2,558
1930s162#1,378 (1939)#2,134
1940s586#872 (1949)#1,114
1950s1,855#563 (1956)#709
1960s4,964#296 (1969)#448
1970s8,403#279 (1973)#297
1980s9,029#259 (1984)#275
1990s5,437#329 (1990)#498
2000s2,140#792 (2001)#1,162
2010s836#1,703 (2010)#2,317
2020s274#3,176 (2024)#3,400

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.

Rachelle in 1966

girls
#447
436 births · 1 in 3,881 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #447Rachelle436
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 3,881 of them was named Rachelle, which outranked 94.1% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rachelle
  1. #444Laurel444
  2. #445Ladonna439
  3. #446Angel438
  4. #447Rachelle436
  5. #447Jolene436
  6. #449Iris435
  7. #450Gladys434
  8. #451Greta433

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1966 →