Girls' name · since 1972
Rachale
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Rachale, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rachale is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 33 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Rachale recorded 33 times among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 1994.
- #39,969 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 33 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rachale ranks #39,969 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #39,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rachale's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rachale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rachale splits its recorded history at 1985: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rachale popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1994
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Rachale by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Rachale's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Rachale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Rachale's decade-level peak was the 1980s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rachale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1972–1994 (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 Rachale 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.