Recorded 1966–1993 Girls' name Peak 1974 91 births

Rachella — girls' name

91 babies named Rachella in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s521980s101990s12
1970s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Rachella was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rachella in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rachella

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Rachella between 1966 and 1993, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rachella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rachella performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rachella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rachella 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 91 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.

Rachella at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

91

Since 1966

28 years of records

Peak year

1974

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1966

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1993

Rachella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1966

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1974)
9
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
45678910 19931989197719751973197119691966 5

Rachella by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
52 births that decade — 57% of Rachella's all-time total
1960s171970s521980s101990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rachella?
91 babies have been named Rachella since 1966. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1974 with 9 births.
When was Rachella most popular?
Rachella was most popular in the 1970s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Rachella been used?
Rachella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 28 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Rachella?
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.

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, 1966–1993 (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.