Girls' name · since 1966
Rachella
Rachella has 91 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rachella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 91 have been recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Rachella recorded 91 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1993.
- #28,213 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 91 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rachella ranks #28,213 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rachella's 91 recorded births place it above 60.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rachella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rachella splits its recorded history at 1974: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rachella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1993
- Peak year (1974)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Rachella by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (52 births, 57% of the file).
1970s was Rachella's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Rachella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 52 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Rachella's decade-level peak was the 1970s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 12 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 Rachella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1966–1993 (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 Rachella 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.