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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1984 · 948 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 33,933since 1911
Rachelle over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Rachelle has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #3,342 | 46 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,176 | 50 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,585 | 43 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,365 | 47 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,435 | 45 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,498 | 43 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,784 | 60 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,532 | 69 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,873 | 58 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,739 | 63 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,060 | 95 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,139 | 89 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,458 | 73 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,132 | 89 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,748 | 117 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,703 | 123 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,810 | 119 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,554 | 148 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,409 | 169 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,162 | 209 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,222 | 186 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,050 | 220 | — | |
| 2003 | #898 | 265 | — | |
| 2002 | #919 | 243 | — | |
| 2001 | #792 | 298 | — | |
| 2000 | #803 | 283 | — | |
| 1999 | #757 | 294 | — | |
| 1998 | #686 | 330 | — | |
| 1997 | #653 | 338 | — | |
| 1996 | #534 | 441 | — | |
| 1995 | #510 | 480 | — | |
| 1994 | #408 | 614 | — | |
| 1993 | #398 | 634 | — | |
| 1992 | #368 | 696 | — | |
| 1991 | #339 | 775 | — | |
| 1990 | #329 | 835 | — | |
| 1989 | #300 | 868 | — | |
| 1988 | #278 | 906 | — | |
| 1987 | #281 | 873 | — | |
| 1986 | #270 | 922 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #272 | 925 | — | |
| 1984 | #259 | 948 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #264 | 909 | — | |
| 1982 | #275 | 885 | — | |
| 1981 | #288 | 844 | — | |
| 1980 | #265 | 949 | — | |
| 1979 | #288 | 843 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #295 | 783 | — | |
| 1977 | #338 | 676 | — | |
| 1976 | #299 | 770 | — | |
| 1975 | #298 | 789 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #304 | 776 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #279 | 882 | — | |
| 1972 | #285 | 898 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #285 | 997 | — | |
| 1970 | #294 | 989 | — | |
| 1969 | #296 | 946 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #312 | 785 | — | |
| 1967 | #371 | 598 | — | |
| 1966 | #447 | 436 | — | |
| 1965 | #486 | 378 | — | |
| 1964 | #475 | 413 | — | |
| 1963 | #501 | 376 | — | |
| 1962 | #516 | 358 | — | |
| 1961 | #504 | 376 | — | |
| 1960 | #568 | 298 | — | |
| 1959 | #600 | 274 | — | |
| 1958 | #657 | 228 | — | |
| 1957 | #672 | 214 | — | |
| 1956 | #563 | 277 | — | |
| 1955 | #698 | 181 | — | |
| 1954 | #702 | 175 | — | |
| 1953 | #733 | 154 | — | |
| 1952 | #811 | 125 | — | |
| 1951 | #831 | 116 | — | |
| 1950 | #827 | 111 | — | |
| 1949 | #872 | 101 | — | |
| 1948 | #950 | 84 | — | |
| 1947 | #969 | 84 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,050 | 65 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,155 | 46 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,115 | 49 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,113 | 52 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,278 | 39 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,294 | 35 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,347 | 31 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,378 | 29 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,650 | 22 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,691 | 20 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,917 | 17 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,275 | 13 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,992 | 20 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,264 | 16 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,048 | 19 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,708 | 24 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,921 | 19 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | — | |
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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 1976
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Utah#101 · 1 in 461
- Kansas#119 · 1 in 566
- Montana#128 · 1 in 522
- Nevada#149 · 1 in 569
- Hawaii#151 · 1 in 515
Best ever in a state: #72 in Idaho, 1986.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #101 | 30 | 1 in 461 |
| Kansas | #119 | 23 | 1 in 566 |
| Montana | #128 | 8 | 1 in 522 |
| Nevada | #149 | 5 | 1 in 569 |
| Hawaii | #151 | 9 | 1 in 515 |
| Oregon | #151 | 20 | 1 in 689 |
| Colorado | #176 | 20 | 1 in 810 |
| Michigan | #180 | 57 | 1 in 954 |
| Nebraska | #199 | 9 | 1 in 1,050 |
| California | #201 | 140 | 1 in 1,028 |
| Washington | #202 | 19 | 1 in 1,097 |
| Iowa | #209 | 14 | 1 in 1,254 |
| Idaho | #210 | 6 | 1 in 973 |
| Louisiana | #212 | 26 | 1 in 1,001 |
| Indiana | #218 | 27 | 1 in 1,251 |
| Ohio | #221 | 52 | 1 in 1,295 |
| District of Columbia | #238 | 6 | 1 in 969 |
| Minnesota | #243 | 14 | 1 in 1,718 |
| Wisconsin | #262 | 14 | 1 in 1,960 |
| Missouri | #283 | 17 | 1 in 1,735 |
| Arizona | #284 | 11 | 1 in 1,387 |
| Pennsylvania | #293 | 34 | 1 in 1,894 |
| Maryland | #309 | 9 | 1 in 1,939 |
| Massachusetts | #348 | 11 | 1 in 2,598 |
| Virginia | #364 | 10 | 1 in 2,689 |
| New York | #377 | 43 | 1 in 2,333 |
| Connecticut | #383 | 5 | 1 in 2,742 |
| Kentucky | #383 | 8 | 1 in 2,929 |
| Texas | #440 | 36 | 1 in 2,686 |
| Oklahoma | #469 | 5 | 1 in 3,208 |
| Florida | #485 | 12 | 1 in 3,414 |
| North Carolina | #525 | 7 | 1 in 4,570 |
| New Jersey | #543 | 8 | 1 in 4,403 |
| Illinois | #605 | 14 | 1 in 4,994 |
| Georgia | #710 | 5 | 1 in 6,176 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
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| 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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 100 | #1,921 (1919) | #2,395 |
| 1920s | 147 | #1,708 (1920) | #2,558 |
| 1930s | 162 | #1,378 (1939) | #2,134 |
| 1940s | 586 | #872 (1949) | #1,114 |
| 1950s | 1,855 | #563 (1956) | #709 |
| 1960s | 4,964 | #296 (1969) | #448 |
| 1970s | 8,403 | #279 (1973) | #297 |
| 1980s | 9,029 | #259 (1984) | #275 |
| 1990s | 5,437 | #329 (1990) | #498 |
| 2000s | 2,140 | #792 (2001) | #1,162 |
| 2010s | 836 | #1,703 (2010) | #2,317 |
| 2020s | 274 | #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 1976
girls
#299
770 births · 1 in 1,903 girls
Top girls' names in 1976
More about 1976
girls
1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,903 of them was named Rachelle, which outranked 97.3% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Rachelle
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.