US rank #9072 Girls' name Peak 2021 248 births

Rechel — #9072 US girls' name

248 babies named Rechel in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s151980s241990s322000s502010s572020s64
#9072
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Rechel was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

19 babies were named Rechel in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rechel

The Social Security Administration has registered 248 babies named Rechel between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rechel currently holds the #9072 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rechel performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rechel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Rechel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rechel 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 248 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.

Rechel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

248

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2021

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#9,072

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rechel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
19
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
05101520 202420202015200820021995198519751968 6

Rechel by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
64 births that decade — 26% of Rechel's all-time total
1960s61970s151980s241990s322000s502010s572020s64

Rechel by state

Where Rechel concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rechel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
42 16.9%
#2 New Jersey
15 6.0%
New York share of Rechel's total US births 16.9%
Even split

42 of 248 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rechel?
248 babies have been named Rechel since 1968. It currently ranks #9072 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 19 births.
When was Rechel most popular?
Rechel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Rechel most popular?
The top states for the name Rechel are New York (42 births), New Jersey (15 births).
How long has the name Rechel been used?
Rechel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rechel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rechelle, Recie, Rechy, Recia, 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, 1968–2024 (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.