Recorded 1984–2000 Girls' name Peak 1987 86 births

Raechal — girls' name

86 babies named Raechal in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Raechal was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

9 babies were named Raechal in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raechal

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Raechal between 1984 and 2000, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raechal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raechal performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Raechal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raechal 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 86 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.

Raechal at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

86

Since 1984

17 years of records

Peak year

1987

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1984

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2000

Raechal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1984

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1987)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Raechal by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
41 births that decade — 48% of Raechal's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raechal?
86 babies have been named Raechal since 1984. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1987 with 9 births.
When was Raechal most popular?
Raechal was most popular in the 1980s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Raechal been used?
Raechal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 17 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Raechal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raelynn, Raegan, Rae, Raelyn, 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, 1984–2000 (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.