Total births
44
Girls' name · since 1953
Rachiel
Rachiel has 44 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 44
- total births
- 1953–1992
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
Rachiel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 44 recorded since 1953.
Rachiel has 44 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1992.
- 44 total births
- 1953–1992 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
44 girls have been named Rachiel since 1953, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.
- 44
- total births
- 1953–1992
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
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.
Rachiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rachiel's full recorded timeline at 1971, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rachiel at a glance
Last recorded 1992Peak year
1953
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1953
Rachiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1992
- Peak year (1953)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Rachiel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Rachiel's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Rachiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (30% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rachiel? ▼
Since 1953, Social Security records show 44 babies named Rachiel. The most recent recorded year was 1992. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Rachiel go back to 1953, giving 40 years of history 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.
What to do with Rachiel's data
- Rachiel's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1990s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rachiel
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1953–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rachiel: Baby Name Since 1953 - 44 Births, Peak 1953." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rachiel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rachiel 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 June 2026.