Girls' name · since 1962
Raechelle
Raechelle has 589 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 589
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raechelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 589 have been recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raechelle has been recorded 589 times among girls since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2006.
- #10,677 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 589 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raechelle ranks #10,677 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 589 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 589
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raechelle's 589 recorded births place it above 85.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Raechelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raechelle's full recorded timeline at 1986, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raechelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2006
- Peak year (1988)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Raechelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (211 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Raechelle's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Raechelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s
1970s
149 births
- 1980s
1980s
211 births
- 1990s
1990s
145 births
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 211 births (36% of all-time use).
How Raechelle 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 Raechelle's total volume
Raechelle by state
Where Raechelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
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What to do with Raechelle's data
- Raechelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (211 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Raechelles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Raechelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1962–2006 (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 Raechelle 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.