Girls' name · since 1984
Raechal
Raechal has 86 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 86
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raechal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 86 have been recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Raechal recorded 86 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1984 to 2000.
- #28,871 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 86 born since 1984
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raechal ranks #28,871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 86 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.
- #28,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 86
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raechal's 86 recorded births place it above 60.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Raechal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raechal's full recorded timeline at 1990, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raechal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2000
- Peak year (1987)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Raechal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (41 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Raechal's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Raechal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 41 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Raechal's data
- Raechal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raechal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1984–2000 (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 Raechal 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.