Girls' name · since 1964
Rashel
1,202 babies named Rashel in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,605 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,592 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,202
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rashel is the #9592 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,202 recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashel has been recorded 1,202 times among girls since 1964, currently ranked #9592 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #6,605 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,592 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,202 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashel ranks #6,605 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,592 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,202 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,605 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,592 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,202
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rashel's 1,202 recorded births place it above 90.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rashel compares
1,202 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rashel's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rashel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,202 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rashel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rashel's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rashel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Rashel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (470 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Rashel's strongest decade.
470 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Rashel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 132
1970s
132 births
- 1980s 149
1980s
149 births
- 1990s 181
1990s
181 births
- 2000s
2000s
470 births
- 2010s 176
2010s
176 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 470 births (39% of all-time use).
How Rashel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rashel's total volume
Rashel by state
Where Rashel concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 115 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 72 | 6.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 62 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
115 of 1,202 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Rashel's data
- Rashel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (470 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rashels (115 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rashel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Rashel 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.