Boys' name · since 1999
Rahzel
40 babies named Rahzel in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,766 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1999
- 1990s
- peak decade
40 boys have been named Rahzel since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rahzel has 40 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2003.
- #23,766 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 40 born since 1999
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahzel ranks #23,766 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1999, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,766 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1999
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rahzel's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rahzel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rahzel's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rahzel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2003
- Peak year (1999)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Rahzel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (20 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Rahzel's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Rahzel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Rahzel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2000s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rahzel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1999–2003 (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 Rahzel 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.