Girls' name · since 1976
Rahcel
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.
- #24,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rahcel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 128 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahcel has been recorded 128 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 1995.
- #24,435 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 128 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahcel ranks #24,435 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rahcel's 128 recorded births place it above 66.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rahcel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rahcel's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rahcel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1995
- Peak year (1985)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Rahcel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (92 births, 72% of the file).
1980s was Rahcel's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Rahcel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 92 births (72% of all-time use).
Rahcel by state
Where Rahcel concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.9% |
5 of 128 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rahcel's data
- Rahcel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rahcels (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rahcel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1976–1995 (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 Rahcel 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.