Recorded 1953–1992 Girls' name Peak 1953 44 births

Rachiel — girls' name

44 babies named Rachiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s121970s51980s131990s6
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Rachiel was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rachiel in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rachiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Rachiel between 1953 and 1992, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rachiel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rachiel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rachiel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rachiel 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 44 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.

Rachiel at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

44

Since 1953

40 years of records

Peak year

1953

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1953

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1992

Rachiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1953

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1953)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
456789 1992198819851971196819631953 8

Rachiel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 30% of Rachiel's all-time total
1950s81960s121970s51980s131990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rachiel?
44 babies have been named Rachiel since 1953. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1953 with 8 births.
When was Rachiel most popular?
Rachiel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Rachiel been used?
Rachiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 40 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Rachiel?
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, 1953–1992 (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.