Recorded 1987–2008 Girls' name Peak 1994 191 births

Rachyl — girls' name

191 babies named Rachyl in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s281990s1112000s52
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Rachyl was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

16 babies were named Rachyl in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rachyl

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Rachyl between 1987 and 2008, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rachyl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rachyl performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rachyl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rachyl in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rachyl 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 191 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.

Rachyl at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

191

Since 1987

22 years of records

Peak year

1994

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1987

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2008

Rachyl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1987

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1994)
16
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2008200219991996199319901987 10

Rachyl by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
111 births that decade — 58% of Rachyl's all-time total
1980s281990s1112000s52

Rachyl by state

Where Rachyl concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rachyl
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Rachyl's total US births 2.6%

5 of 191 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rachyl?
191 babies have been named Rachyl since 1987. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1994 with 16 births.
When was Rachyl most popular?
Rachyl was most popular in the 1990s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Rachyl most popular?
The top states for the name Rachyl are California (5 births).
How long has the name Rachyl been used?
Rachyl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 22 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Rachyl?
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, 1987–2008 (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.