Girls' name · since 1911
Rachelle
33,933 babies named Rachelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,347 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,933
- born since 1911
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rachelle currently ranks #3347 among girls' names in America, with 33,933 babies recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Rachelle recorded 33,933 times among girls since 1911, holding rank #3347 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #769 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,347 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 33,933 born since 1911
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rachelle ranks #769 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,347 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 33,933 born since 1911, peaking in the 1980s.
- #769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,347 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,933
- born since 1911
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rachelle's 33,933 recorded births place it above 98.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rachelle compares
33,933 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Rachelle's all-time total is 90x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rachelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33,933 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 997 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rachelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rachelle's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 997, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rachelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 997
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Rachelle popularity over time - boys
37 total births recorded since 1969 (Rachelle as boys' name)
Rachelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (9,029 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Rachelle's strongest decade.
9,029 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Rachelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 100
1910s
100 births
- 1920s 147
1920s
147 births
- 1930s 162
1930s
162 births
- 1940s 586
1940s
586 births
- 1950s 1,855
1950s
1,855 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,964 births
- 1970s
1970s
8,403 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,029 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,437 births
- 2000s 2,140
2000s
2,140 births
- 2010s 836
2010s
836 births
- 2020s 274
2020s
274 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 9,029 births (27% of all-time use).
How Rachelle 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 Rachelle's total volume
Rachelle by state
Where Rachelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,516 | 16.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,187 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 1,995 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,689 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 1,494 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,350 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,172 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 1,039 | 3.1% |
5,516 of 33,933 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Rachelle appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rachelle's data
- Rachelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (9,029 total births); usage has since declined to 274 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rachelles (5,516 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rachelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Rachelle 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.