Recorded 1976–1995 Girls' name Peak 1985 128 births

Rahcel — girls' name

128 babies named Rahcel in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s921990s17
1980s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Rahcel was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

16 babies were named Rahcel in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahcel

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Rahcel between 1976 and 1995, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rahcel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahcel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rahcel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. 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 Rahcel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahcel 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 128 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.

Rahcel at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

128

Since 1976

20 years of records

Peak year

1985

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1976

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1995

Rahcel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1976

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1985)
16
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 19951991198719851983198119791976 5

Rahcel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
92 births that decade — 72% of Rahcel's all-time total
1970s191980s921990s17

Rahcel by state

Where Rahcel concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rahcel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.9%
California share of Rahcel's total US births 3.9%

5 of 128 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahcel?
128 babies have been named Rahcel since 1976. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1985 with 16 births.
When was Rahcel most popular?
Rahcel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Rahcel most popular?
The top states for the name Rahcel are California (5 births).
How long has the name Rahcel been used?
Rahcel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 20 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Rahcel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rahma, Rahaf, Rahel, Raha, 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, 1976–1995 (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.