Recorded 1991–2011 Girls' name Peak 2005 21 births

Rakelle — girls' name

21 babies named Rakelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s112010s5
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Rakelle was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rakelle in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rakelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Rakelle between 1991 and 2011, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rakelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rakelle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rakelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rakelle 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 21 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.

Rakelle at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

21

Since 1991

21 years of records

Peak year

2005

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1991

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2011

Rakelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1991

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2005)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Rakelle by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 52% of Rakelle's all-time total
1990s52000s112010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rakelle?
21 babies have been named Rakelle since 1991. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2005 with 6 births.
When was Rakelle most popular?
Rakelle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Rakelle been used?
Rakelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 21 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Rakelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rakia, Rakiyah, Rakiya, Rakel, 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, 1991–2011 (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.