Girls' name · since 1925
Rachal
1,323 babies named Rachal in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,323
- born since 1925
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,323 girls have been named Rachal since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rachal recorded 1,323 times among girls since 1925, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2008.
- #6,209 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,323 born since 1925
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rachal ranks #6,209 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,323 born since 1925, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,209 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,323
- born since 1925
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rachal's 1,323 recorded births place it above 91.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Rachal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rachal splits its recorded history at 1984: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rachal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2008
- Peak year (1986)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Rachal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (483 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Rachal's strongest decade.
483 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Rachal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 71
1960s
71 births
- 1970s
1970s
292 births
- 1980s
1980s
483 births
- 1990s
1990s
360 births
- 2000s 90
2000s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 483 births (37% of all-time use).
How Rachal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rachal's total volume
Rachal by state
Where Rachal concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 97 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 92 | 7.0% |
| #3 | California | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Washington | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
97 of 1,323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Rachal appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rachal's data
- Rachal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (483 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Rachals (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rachal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~83 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rachal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.