Girls' name · since 1967
Raychell
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 163 babies named Raychell, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raychell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 163 have been recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raychell has been recorded 163 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2004.
- #21,925 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 163 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raychell ranks #21,925 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raychell's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Raychell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raychell's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raychell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2004
- Peak year (1989)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Raychell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (67 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Raychell's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Raychell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 67 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Raychell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raychell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1967–2004 (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 Raychell 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.