Rachel
#250 for girls in 2025, 1,225 births · Last seen for boys in 2018 at #12,156
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1996 · 16,121 births
- Debut · girls
- 166 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 43 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 573,957since 1880
Rachel over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #250 | 1,225 | — | |
| 2024 | #246 | 1,292 | — | |
| 2023 | #254 | 1,224 | — | |
| 2022 | #240 | 1,263 | — | |
| 2021 | #239 | 1,271 | — | |
| 2020 | #226 | 1,305 | — | |
| 2019 | #191 | 1,548 | — | |
| 2018 | #198 | 1,558 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #191 | 1,622 | — | |
| 2016 | #171 | 1,884 | — | |
| 2015 | #167 | 1,941 | — | |
| 2014 | #155 | 2,090 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #137 | 2,325 | — | |
| 2012 | #130 | 2,420 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | #115 | 2,664 | — | |
| 2010 | #99 | 3,024 | — | |
| 2009 | #89 | 3,589 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #74 | 4,087 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #59 | 4,841 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #48 | 5,551 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #38 | 6,226 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #34 | 6,923 | #2,953 | 34 |
| 2003 | #28 | 7,997 | #5,271 | 14 |
| 2002 | #24 | 8,944 | #4,919 | 15 |
| 2001 | #24 | 9,556 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #21 | 10,687 | #5,588 | 12 |
| 1999 | #19 | 11,632 | #4,162 | 17 |
| 1998 | #15 | 12,209 | #3,849 | 18 |
| 1997 | #13 | 13,798 | #3,160 | 23 |
| 1996 | #9 | 16,121 | #2,911 | 25 |
| 1995 | #12 | 16,047 | #2,626 | 28 |
| 1994 | #13 | 15,492 | #2,847 | 25 |
| 1993 | #14 | 15,974 | #2,697 | 26 |
| 1992 | #16 | 15,840 | #2,670 | 26 |
| 1991 | #14 | 16,344 | #2,227 | 32 |
| 1990 | #16 | 15,710 | #1,909 | 40 |
| 1989 | #18 | 15,357 | #993 | 106 |
| 1988 | #19 | 15,348 | #1,307 | 62 |
| 1987 | #17 | 15,646 | #1,218 | 63 |
| 1986 | #15 | 15,455 | #1,299 | 56 |
| 1985 | #13 | 16,360 | #1,050 | 77 |
| 1984 | #15 | 15,839 | #976 | 83 |
| 1983 | #20 | 14,591 | #1,448 | 43 |
| 1982 | #21 | 13,871 | #1,140 | 64 |
| 1981 | #22 | 12,590 | #1,309 | 50 |
| 1980 | #23 | 11,618 | #1,214 | 57 |
| 1979 | #27 | 10,230 | #1,464 | 41 |
| 1978 | #25 | 9,802 | #1,508 | 38 |
| 1977 | #26 | 8,976 | #1,490 | 38 |
| 1976 | #23 | 8,453 | #1,781 | 28 |
| 1975 | #26 | 8,225 | #2,001 | 23 |
| 1974 | #36 | 7,399 | #1,471 | 35 |
| 1973 | #42 | 6,103 | #1,982 | 21 |
| 1972 | #40 | 6,417 | #2,418 | 15 |
| 1971 | #54 | 6,115 | #1,526 | 32 |
| 1970 | #58 | 6,029 | #1,989 | 20 |
| 1969 | #69 | 5,242 | #1,977 | 18 |
| 1968 | #92 | 3,727 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #105 | 3,312 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #154 | 2,277 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #175 | 2,011 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #173 | 2,261 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #179 | 2,178 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #194 | 1,941 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #186 | 2,054 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #198 | 1,792 | — | |
| 1959 | #201 | 1,744 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #201 | 1,663 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #194 | 1,821 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #197 | 1,672 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #185 | 1,802 | #2,219 | 13 |
| 1954 | #182 | 1,805 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #175 | 1,780 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #185 | 1,599 | #2,376 | 11 |
| 1951 | #202 | 1,435 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #188 | 1,454 | — | |
| 1949 | #191 | 1,437 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #195 | 1,388 | — | |
| 1947 | #190 | 1,447 | — | |
| 1946 | #195 | 1,234 | — | |
| 1945 | #174 | 1,207 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #171 | 1,250 | — | |
| 1943 | #170 | 1,371 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #163 | 1,427 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #159 | 1,384 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | #166 | 1,264 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #160 | 1,345 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #165 | 1,279 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #163 | 1,229 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #163 | 1,208 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1935 | #164 | 1,198 | #2,246 | 11 |
| 1934 | #163 | 1,181 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #161 | 1,142 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #156 | 1,254 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #161 | 1,171 | — | |
| 1930 | #164 | 1,261 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #167 | 1,214 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #177 | 1,180 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #169 | 1,286 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #164 | 1,389 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #165 | 1,439 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #157 | 1,600 | — | |
| 1923 | #160 | 1,483 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #154 | 1,541 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #152 | 1,583 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #156 | 1,484 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #149 | 1,488 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #148 | 1,542 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #157 | 1,339 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #153 | 1,328 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #156 | 1,205 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #151 | 975 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #145 | 827 | — | |
| 1912 | #151 | 703 | — | |
| 1911 | #150 | 537 | — | |
| 1910 | #150 | 538 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #154 | 462 | — | |
| 1908 | #159 | 425 | — | |
| 1907 | #154 | 420 | — | |
| 1906 | #158 | 366 | — | |
| 1905 | #143 | 421 | — | |
| 1904 | #152 | 356 | — | |
| 1903 | #142 | 383 | — | |
| 1902 | #141 | 393 | — | |
| 1901 | #135 | 369 | — | |
| 1900 | #153 | 379 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #145 | 324 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #138 | 367 | — | |
| 1897 | #154 | 297 | — | |
| 1896 | #137 | 348 | — | |
| 1895 | #130 | 351 | — | |
| 1894 | #136 | 317 | — | |
| 1893 | #134 | 321 | — | |
| 1892 | #122 | 369 | — | |
| 1891 | #133 | 267 | — | |
| 1890 | #124 | 318 | — | |
| 1889 | #134 | 266 | — | |
| 1888 | #129 | 281 | — | |
| 1887 | #126 | 226 | — | |
| 1886 | #130 | 213 | — | |
| 1885 | #122 | 212 | — | |
| 1884 | #114 | 230 | — | |
| 1883 | #121 | 174 | — | |
| 1882 | #109 | 203 | — | |
| 1881 | #113 | 157 | — | |
| 1880 | #109 | 166 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Rachel was already there! It came in at #109, and was given to 166 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 240 girls a year got the name.
Where Rachel is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Oregon#17 · 1 in 94
- Montana#18 · 1 in 86
- New Mexico#19 · 1 in 104
- Idaho#20 · 1 in 97
- Indiana#20 · 1 in 99
Best ever in a state: #3 in Hawaii, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #17 | 164 | 1 in 94 |
| Montana | #18 | 51 | 1 in 86 |
| New Mexico | #19 | 79 | 1 in 104 |
| Idaho | #20 | 69 | 1 in 97 |
| Indiana | #20 | 352 | 1 in 99 |
| Tennessee | #20 | 276 | 1 in 101 |
| Washington | #20 | 226 | 1 in 102 |
| Alaska | #21 | 27 | 1 in 92 |
| Utah | #21 | 159 | 1 in 95 |
| Michigan | #22 | 528 | 1 in 109 |
| Arizona | #23 | 128 | 1 in 128 |
| Minnesota | #23 | 247 | 1 in 107 |
| Missouri | #23 | 275 | 1 in 111 |
| New York | #23 | 628 | 1 in 157 |
| Wisconsin | #23 | 259 | 1 in 112 |
| Connecticut | #24 | 116 | 1 in 122 |
| Kansas | #24 | 117 | 1 in 115 |
| Colorado | #25 | 150 | 1 in 115 |
| Iowa | #25 | 169 | 1 in 110 |
| Massachusetts | #25 | 245 | 1 in 121 |
| Ohio | #25 | 574 | 1 in 120 |
| Pennsylvania | #25 | 497 | 1 in 133 |
| Nevada | #26 | 30 | 1 in 111 |
| Rhode Island | #26 | 33 | 1 in 130 |
| California | #27 | 952 | 1 in 161 |
| Florida | #27 | 273 | 1 in 161 |
| Illinois | #27 | 457 | 1 in 155 |
| Louisiana | #27 | 183 | 1 in 150 |
| Virginia | #27 | 187 | 1 in 149 |
| Maine | #28 | 52 | 1 in 114 |
| Mississippi | #28 | 89 | 1 in 172 |
| New Hampshire | #28 | 43 | 1 in 109 |
| West Virginia | #28 | 98 | 1 in 120 |
| Wyoming | #28 | 23 | 1 in 106 |
| Texas | #29 | 641 | 1 in 161 |
| District of Columbia | #30 | 41 | 1 in 135 |
| Nebraska | #30 | 74 | 1 in 133 |
| Maryland | #31 | 124 | 1 in 147 |
| Oklahoma | #31 | 114 | 1 in 149 |
| South Carolina | #31 | 94 | 1 in 181 |
| Alabama | #33 | 131 | 1 in 166 |
| Georgia | #34 | 171 | 1 in 189 |
| North Dakota | #34 | 31 | 1 in 140 |
| Kentucky | #36 | 144 | 1 in 166 |
| Arkansas | #37 | 78 | 1 in 161 |
| Delaware | #37 | 20 | 1 in 139 |
| Vermont | #37 | 18 | 1 in 137 |
| New Jersey | #39 | 193 | 1 in 188 |
| Hawaii | #43 | 24 | 1 in 190 |
| South Dakota | #43 | 25 | 1 in 170 |
| North Carolina | #53 | 123 | 1 in 263 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Rachel
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 4 spots since 2024 (#246 → #250)
- 24 spots since 2020 (#226 → #250)
- 83 spots since 2015 (#167 → #250)
- Biggest jump: 49 spots in 1967 (#154 → #105)
- Biggest drop: 35 spots in 2020 (#191 → #226)
Rise & fade · girls
116 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1996 at #9 (16,121 births)
- Births halved by 2003, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 1 yr
- Top 10: 1 yr · 1996
- Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1968–2010
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 105
- Highest: 1 in 105 girls born in 1985 were named Rachel (0.95%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,312 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
- Its best rank, #9 in 1996, was only 1 in 109 (0.92%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 26.0% of all girls named Rachel (149,167) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,128 | #109 (1882) | #121 |
| 1890s | 3,279 | #122 (1892) | #135 |
| 1900s | 3,974 | #135 (1901) | #149 |
| 1910s | 10,482 | #145 (1913) | #151 |
| 1920s | 14,199 | #152 (1921) | #162 |
| 1930s | 12,268 | #156 (1932) | #162 |
| 1940s | 13,409 | #159 (1941) | #177 |
| 1950s | 16,775 | #175 (1953) | #191 |
| 1960s | 26,795 | #69 (1969) | #153 |
| 1970s | 77,749 | #23 (1976) | #36 |
| 1980s | 146,675 | #13 (1985) | #18 |
| 1990s | 149,167 | #9 (1996) | #14 |
| 2000s | 68,401 | #21 (2000) | #44 |
| 2010s | 21,076 | #99 (2010) | #155 |
| 2020s | 7,580 | #226 (2020) | #243 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rachel in 1978
girls
#25
9,802 births · 1 in 156 girls
boys
#1,508
38 births · 1 in 43,206 boys
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 156 of them was named Rachel, which outranked 99.8% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Rachel
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 43,206 of them was named Rachel, which outranked 77.7% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Rachel
- #1,487Terell39
- #1,487Truman39
- #1,487Zechariah39
- #1,508Rachel38
- #1,508Bertram38
- #1,508Christpher38
- #1,508Cori38
- #1,537Adonis37
- #1,537Adriel37
- #1,537Antwaun37
Tied with 28 names at #1,508; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.