Girls' name · since 1991
Rakelle
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Rakelle, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
21 girls have been named Rakelle since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rakelle has 21 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2011.
- #45,587 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rakelle ranks #45,587 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #45,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rakelle's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rakelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rakelle splits its recorded history at 2009: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rakelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2011
- Peak year (2005)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Rakelle by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Rakelle's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Rakelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Rakelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- 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 Rakelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1991–2011 (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 Rakelle 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.