Recorded 1962–2010 Girls' name Peak 1994 603 births

Raychelle — girls' name

603 babies named Raychelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s361970s1151980s1761990s1772000s932010s6
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Raychelle was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

30 babies were named Raychelle in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raychelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 603 babies named Raychelle between 1962 and 2010, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raychelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raychelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Raychelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raychelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raychelle 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 603 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.

Raychelle at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

603

Since 1962

49 years of records

Peak year

1994

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1962

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2010

Raychelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1962

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1994)
30
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 201020041997199119851979197319671962 8

Raychelle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
177 births that decade — 29% of Raychelle's all-time total
1960s361970s1151980s1761990s1772000s932010s6

Raychelle by state

Where Raychelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raychelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
14 2.3%
California share of Raychelle's total US births 2.3%

14 of 603 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raychelle?
603 babies have been named Raychelle since 1962. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1994 with 30 births.
When was Raychelle most popular?
Raychelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Raychelle most popular?
The top states for the name Raychelle are California (14 births).
How long has the name Raychelle been used?
Raychelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 49 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Raychelle?
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, 1962–2010 (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.