US rank #11239 Girls' name Peak 1995 1,520 births

Raychel — #11239 US girls' name

1,520 babies named Raychel in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s201970s771980s3201990s5292000s3872010s1572020s30
#11239
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Raychel was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

69 babies were named Raychel in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raychel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,520 babies named Raychel between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raychel currently holds the #11239 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raychel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 529 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Raychel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 90 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Raychel in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raychel 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 1,520 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.

Raychel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,520

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

1995

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,239

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raychel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
69
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219741963 5

Raychel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
529 births that decade — 35% of Raychel's all-time total
1960s201970s771980s3201990s5292000s3872010s1572020s30

Raychel by state

Where Raychel concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Raychel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
90 5.9%
#2 Texas
42 2.8%
#3 Florida
34 2.2%
#4 New York
20 1.3%
#5 Tennessee
12 0.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
10 0.7%
#7 Michigan
6 0.4%
#8 Georgia
5 0.3%
California share of Raychel's total US births 5.9%
Even split

90 of 1,520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Raychel appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raychel?
1,520 babies have been named Raychel since 1963. It currently ranks #11239 among girls. The peak year was 1995 with 69 births.
When was Raychel most popular?
Raychel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 529 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Raychel most popular?
The top states for the name Raychel are California (90 births), Texas (42 births), Florida (34 births).
How long has the name Raychel been used?
Raychel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raychel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rayna, Rayne, Raya, Ray, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1963–2024 (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.