Recorded 1967–2004 Girls' name Peak 1989 163 births

Raychell — girls' name

163 babies named Raychell in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s171980s621990s672000s12
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Raychell was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

13 babies were named Raychell in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raychell

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Raychell between 1967 and 2004, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raychell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raychell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Raychell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raychell 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 163 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.

Raychell at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

163

Since 1967

38 years of records

Peak year

1989

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1967

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2004

Raychell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1967

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1989)
13
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
468101214 20041997199419901987198319741967 5

Raychell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
67 births that decade — 41% of Raychell's all-time total
1960s51970s171980s621990s672000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raychell?
163 babies have been named Raychell since 1967. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1989 with 13 births.
When was Raychell most popular?
Raychell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Raychell been used?
Raychell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 38 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Raychell?
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.

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, 1967–2004 (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.