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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • 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: #202 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 989 girlsWAIdaho: #122 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 441 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #146 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 544 girlsNDMinnesota: #172 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 911 girlsMNIllinois: #361 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,265 girlsILWisconsin: #220 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsWIMichigan: #191 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsMINew York: #385 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,403 girlsNYMassachusetts: #329 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,439 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedRIOregon: #111 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 425 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #85 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 312 girlsSDIowa: #140 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 604 girlsIAIndiana: #213 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsINOhio: #197 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,033 girlsOHPennsylvania: #319 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,111 girlsPANew Jersey: #412 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,728 girlsNJConnecticut: #378 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,450 girlsCTCalifornia: #194 for girls · 133 births · 1 in 983 girlsCAUtah: #89 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 339 girlsUTColorado: #283 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,423 girlsCONebraska: #203 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,003 girlsNEMissouri: #216 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,080 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #336 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,276 girlsWVVirginia: #372 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,807 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedDEArizona: #190 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 821 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNMKansas: #160 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 704 girlsKSArkansas: #270 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,384 girlsARTennessee: #386 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,744 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #664 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,975 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #210 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 961 girlsOKLouisiana: #300 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,511 girlsLAMississippi: #487 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,281 girlsMSAlabama: #496 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,828 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedGAHawaii: #149 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 504 girlsHITexas: #390 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,247 girlsTXFlorida: #413 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,684 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#85 · 1 in 312
  2. Utah#89 · 1 in 339
  3. Oregon#111 · 1 in 425
  4. Idaho#122 · 1 in 441
  5. Iowa#140 · 1 in 604

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#85121 in 312
Utah#89321 in 339
Oregon#111291 in 425
Idaho#122111 in 441
Iowa#140271 in 604
North Dakota#14671 in 544
Hawaii#14991 in 504
Kansas#160171 in 704
Minnesota#172251 in 911
Arizona#190181 in 821
Michigan#191581 in 1,015
California#1941331 in 983
Ohio#197681 in 1,033
Washington#202191 in 989
Nebraska#20391 in 1,003
Oklahoma#210161 in 961
Indiana#213311 in 1,144
Missouri#216271 in 1,080
Wisconsin#220201 in 1,344
Arkansas#27091 in 1,384
Colorado#283111 in 1,423
Louisiana#300171 in 1,511
Pennsylvania#319321 in 2,111
Massachusetts#329131 in 2,439
West Virginia#33651 in 2,276
Illinois#361311 in 2,265
Virginia#372101 in 2,807
Connecticut#37861 in 2,450
New York#385431 in 2,403
Tennessee#386101 in 2,744
Texas#390421 in 2,247
New Jersey#412141 in 2,728
Florida#413161 in 2,684
Mississippi#48751 in 3,281
Alabama#49661 in 3,828
North Carolina#66451 in 6,975
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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 1973

girls
#279
882 births · 1 in 1,653 girls

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #279Rachelle882
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 1,653 of them was named Rachelle, which outranked 97.2% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rachelle
  1. #276Trisha886
  2. #277Adrienne885
  3. #278Sonja884
  4. #279Rachelle882
  5. #280Sandy873
  6. #281Eva868
  7. #282Roberta867
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →