Recorded 1919–2010 Girls' name Peak 1984 3,316 births

Rachele — girls' name

3,316 babies named Rachele in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Rachele was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

125 babies were named Rachele in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rachele

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,316 babies named Rachele between 1919 and 2010, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rachele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 125 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rachele performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,020 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Rachele shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 376 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Rachele in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rachele in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,316 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rachele at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

3,316

Since 1919

92 years of records

Peak year

1984

125 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1919

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2010

Rachele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1919

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1984)
125
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
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Rachele by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,020 births that decade — 31% of Rachele's all-time total
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Rachele by state

Where Rachele concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rachele
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
376 11.3%
#2 New York
256 7.7%
#3 Ohio
143 4.3%
#4 Michigan
140 4.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
123 3.7%
#6 Illinois
78 2.4%
#7 Florida
51 1.5%
#8 Texas
47 1.4%
California share of Rachele's total US births 11.3%
Even split

376 of 3,316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Rachele appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rachele?
3,316 babies have been named Rachele since 1919. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1984 with 125 births.
When was Rachele most popular?
Rachele was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,020 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Rachele most popular?
The top states for the name Rachele are California (376 births), New York (256 births), Ohio (143 births).
How long has the name Rachele been used?
Rachele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 92 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Rachele?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rachel, Rachael, Rachelle, Racheal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.