Recorded 1992–2006 Girls' name Peak 1994 46 births

Raichel — girls' name

46 babies named Raichel in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s292000s17
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Raichel was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

9 babies were named Raichel in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raichel

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Raichel between 1992 and 2006, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raichel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raichel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Raichel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raichel 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 46 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.

Raichel at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

46

Since 1992

15 years of records

Peak year

1994

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1992

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2006

Raichel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1992

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1994)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
45678910 2006200320001996199419931992 7

Raichel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
29 births that decade — 63% of Raichel's all-time total
1990s292000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raichel?
46 babies have been named Raichel since 1992. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1994 with 9 births.
When was Raichel most popular?
Raichel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Raichel been used?
Raichel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 15 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Raichel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raina, Rain, Raine, Raizy, 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, 1992–2006 (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.