Girls' name · since 1916
Raechel
Raechel has 2,276 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,276
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,276 girls have been named Raechel since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raechel has been recorded 2,276 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2017.
- #4,321 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,276 born since 1916
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raechel ranks #4,321 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,276 born since 1916, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,276
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raechel's 2,276 recorded births place it above 94.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Raechel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raechel splits its recorded history at 1988: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 114 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raechel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2017
- Peak year (1991)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Raechel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (821 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Raechel's strongest decade.
821 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Raechel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 56
1960s
56 births
- 1970s 266
1970s
266 births
- 1980s
1980s
735 births
- 1990s
1990s
821 births
- 2000s 327
2000s
327 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 821 births (36% of all-time use).
How Raechel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Raechel's total volume
Raechel by state
Where Raechel concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 186 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 57 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 55 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 41 | 1.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 40 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 40 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 35 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 0.9% |
186 of 2,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Raechel appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raechel's data
- Raechel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (821 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Raechels (186 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raechel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1916–2017 (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 Raechel 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.