Recorded 1964–1979 Girls' name Peak 1968 43 births

Rechell — girls' name

43 babies named Rechell in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s231970s20
1960s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Rechell was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

11 babies were named Rechell in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rechell

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Rechell between 1964 and 1979, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rechell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rechell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rechell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rechell 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 43 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.

Rechell at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

43

Since 1964

16 years of records

Peak year

1968

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1964

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1979

Rechell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1964

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1968)
11
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 197919711970196919681964 6

Rechell by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
23 births that decade — 53% of Rechell's all-time total
1960s231970s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rechell?
43 babies have been named Rechell since 1964. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1968 with 11 births.
When was Rechell most popular?
Rechell was most popular in the 1960s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Rechell been used?
Rechell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 16 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Rechell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rechelle, Rechel, Recie, Rechy, 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, 1964–1979 (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.