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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #154 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 596 girlsAKMaine: 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: #163 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 877 girlsWAIdaho: #107 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 432 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #215 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsMNIllinois: #436 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,156 girlsILWisconsin: #345 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,632 girlsWIMichigan: #145 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 828 girlsMINew York: #411 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,663 girlsNYMassachusetts: #305 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,994 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedRIOregon: #147 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 729 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #153 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 676 girlsSDIowa: #247 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,563 girlsIAIndiana: #283 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsINOhio: #259 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,736 girlsOHPennsylvania: #305 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,163 girlsPANew Jersey: #681 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,224 girlsNJConnecticut: #352 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,606 girlsCTCalifornia: #252 for girls · 153 births · 1 in 1,406 girlsCAUtah: #186 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 893 girlsUTColorado: #203 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,105 girlsCONebraska: #143 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 710 girlsNEMissouri: #215 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,302 girlsMOKentucky: #414 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,481 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #372 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,672 girlsVAMaryland: #371 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,551 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedDEArizona: #190 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 977 girlsAZNew Mexico: #125 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 595 girlsNMKansas: #141 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 711 girlsKSArkansas: #233 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,362 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #674 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,210 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #403 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,596 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #152 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 779 girlsOKLouisiana: #276 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,548 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: #639 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,599 girlsGAHawaii: #164 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 606 girlsHITexas: #429 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,742 girlsTXFlorida: #293 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,827 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#107 · 1 in 432
  2. New Mexico#125 · 1 in 595
  3. Kansas#141 · 1 in 711
  4. Nebraska#143 · 1 in 710
  5. Michigan#145 · 1 in 828

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#107121 in 432
New Mexico#125161 in 595
Kansas#141201 in 711
Nebraska#143131 in 710
Michigan#145701 in 828
Oregon#147211 in 729
Oklahoma#152231 in 779
South Dakota#15361 in 676
Alaska#15461 in 596
Washington#163311 in 877
Hawaii#16481 in 606
Utah#186151 in 893
Arizona#190251 in 977
Colorado#203191 in 1,105
Minnesota#215191 in 1,420
Missouri#215241 in 1,302
Arkansas#23391 in 1,362
Iowa#247101 in 1,563
California#2521531 in 1,406
Ohio#259391 in 1,736
Louisiana#276171 in 1,548
Indiana#283171 in 1,889
Florida#293381 in 1,827
Massachusetts#305181 in 1,994
Pennsylvania#305321 in 2,163
Wisconsin#345111 in 2,632
Connecticut#35271 in 2,606
Maryland#371101 in 2,551
Virginia#372131 in 2,672
South Carolina#40371 in 2,596
New York#411421 in 2,663
Kentucky#41461 in 3,481
Texas#429471 in 2,742
Illinois#436231 in 3,156
Georgia#63971 in 5,599
North Carolina#67461 in 6,210
New Jersey#68171 in 6,224
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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 1987

girls
#281
873 births · 1 in 1,992 girls

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #281Rachelle873
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,992 of them was named Rachelle, which outranked 97.9% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rachelle
  1. #278Hayley884
  2. #279Maggie877
  3. #280Madeline875
  4. #281Rachelle873
  5. #281Hilary873
  6. #283Karla868
  7. #284Tammy864
  8. #285Sylvia863

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

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →