Rachell — #3457 US girls' name
3,946 babies named Rachell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 80% of names given to girls today.
22% of everyone ever named Rachell was born in this single decade.
99 babies were named Rachell in 1982 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rachell
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,946 babies named Rachell between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rachell currently holds the #3457 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 99 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rachell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 886 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Rachell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 509 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Rachell in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rachell 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 3,946 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.
Rachell at a glance
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Current rank
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Rachell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915
- Peak year (1982)
- 99
- Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
Currently ranks #3457 among girls.
3,946 total births across 110 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1982 with 99 births in a single year.
Rachell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 886 births that decade — 22% of Rachell's all-time total
Rachell decade highlights
- Peak decade 886 births
- Runner-up 711 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Rachell's strongest decade
886 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 22% of all-time use.
Rachell by state
Where Rachell concentrates geographically — total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 509 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 242 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 130 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 109 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 63 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 56 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 40 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 16 | 0.4% |
509 of 3,946 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.9% of nationwide
- Texas 6.1% of nationwide
- New York 3.3% of nationwide
- Florida 2.8% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 19 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Rachell appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1915–2024 (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.