Girls' name · since 1915
Rachell
Rachell has 3,976 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,559 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,976
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,976 babies have been named Rachell since 1915, making it today's #4559 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rachell has been recorded 3,976 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #4559 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #3,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,559 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,976 born since 1915
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rachell ranks #3,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,559 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,976 born since 1915, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,559 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,976
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rachell's 3,976 recorded births place it above 95.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rachell compares
3,976 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rachell's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rachell | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,976 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rachell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rachell's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 99, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rachell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Rachell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (886 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Rachell's strongest decade.
886 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Rachell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s 60
1920s
60 births
- 1930s 46
1930s
46 births
- 1940s 51
1940s
51 births
- 1950s 182
1950s
182 births
- 1960s
1960s
375 births
- 1970s
1970s
711 births
- 1980s
1980s
886 births
- 1990s
1990s
637 births
- 2000s
2000s
551 births
- 2010s 294
2010s
294 births
- 2020s 157
2020s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 886 births (22% of all-time use).
How Rachell 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 Rachell's total volume
Rachell by state
Where Rachell concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 509 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 249 | 6.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 130 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 109 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 63 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 56 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 40 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 16 | 0.4% |
509 of 3,976 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Rachell appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rachell's data
- Rachell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (886 total births); usage has since declined to 157 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rachells (509 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Rachell
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rachell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Rachell 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.