Rachelle

#3,342 for girls in 2025, 46 births · Last seen for boys in 1986 at #6,721
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1984 · 948 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
33,933
since 1911

Rachelle over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rachelle has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #259, 1984girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,34246
2024#3,17650
2023#3,58543
2022#3,36547
2021#3,43545
2020#3,49843
2019#2,78460
2018#2,53269
2017#2,87358
2016#2,73963
2015#2,06095
2014#2,13989
2013#2,45873
2012#2,13289
2011#1,748117
2010#1,703123
2009#1,810119
2008#1,554148
2007#1,409169
2006#1,162209
2005#1,222186
2004#1,050220
2003#898265
2002#919243
2001#792298
2000#803283
1999#757294
1998#686330
1997#653338
1996#534441
1995#510480
1994#408614
1993#398634
1992#368696
1991#339775
1990#329835
1989#300868
1988#278906
1987#281873
1986#270922#6,7215
1985#272925
1984#259948#6,3155
1983#264909
1982#275885
1981#288844
1980#265949
1979#288843#6,0565
1978#295783
1977#338676
1976#299770
1975#298789#5,4645
1974#304776#5,2275
1973#279882
1972#285898#3,9637
1971#285997
1970#294989
1969#296946#4,4045
1968#312785
1967#371598
1966#447436
1965#486378
1964#475413
1963#501376
1962#516358
1961#504376
1960#568298
1959#600274
1958#657228
1957#672214
1956#563277
1955#698181
1954#702175
1953#733154
1952#811125
1951#831116
1950#827111
1949#872101
1948#95084
1947#96984
1946#1,05065
1945#1,15546
1944#1,11549
1943#1,11352
1942#1,27839
1941#1,29435
1940#1,34731
1939#1,37829
1938#1,65022
1937#1,91417
1936#1,69120
1935#1,91717
1934#2,56711
1933#2,27513
1932#2,83110
1931#2,42712
1930#2,69011
1929#2,58712
1928#3,7437
1927#3,5618
1926#2,87211
1925#2,61713
1924#1,99220
1923#2,26416
1922#2,18617
1921#2,04819
1920#1,70824
1919#1,92119
1918#2,37614
1917#2,42813
1916#2,36813
1915#2,14314
1914#3,1886
1913#2,03410
1912#2,6346
1911#2,4635
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First appearance
1911

The first year at least five girls were named Rachelle! It came in at #2,463, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1911–1912, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Rachelle is popular in 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNHWashington: #114 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 604 girlsWAIdaho: #72 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 292 girlsIDMontana: #154 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 648 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #260 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,729 girlsMNIllinois: #445 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,224 girlsILWisconsin: #281 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsWIMichigan: #181 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsMINew York: #378 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,358 girlsNYMassachusetts: #264 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedRIOregon: #126 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 640 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #172 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 812 girlsSDIowa: #234 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,450 girlsIAIndiana: #232 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsINOhio: #239 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,510 girlsOHPennsylvania: #304 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,148 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,466 girlsCTCalifornia: #215 for girls · 175 births · 1 in 1,187 girlsCAUtah: #114 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 582 girlsUTColorado: #189 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsCONebraska: #169 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 865 girlsNEMissouri: #265 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsMOKentucky: #376 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,993 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #285 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,775 girlsVAMaryland: #503 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,087 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedDEArizona: #189 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,018 girlsAZNew Mexico: #203 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 947 girlsNMKansas: #175 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 966 girlsKSArkansas: #282 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,774 girlsARTennessee: #478 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,936 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #532 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,445 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #437 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,952 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #265 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,445 girlsOKLouisiana: #215 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,175 girlsLAMississippi: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,750 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: #537 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,187 girlsGAHawaii: #219 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 813 girlsHITexas: #433 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 2,743 girlsTXFlorida: #275 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#72 · 1 in 292
  2. Utah#114 · 1 in 582
  3. Washington#114 · 1 in 604
  4. Oregon#126 · 1 in 640
  5. Montana#154 · 1 in 648

Best ever in a state: #72 in Idaho, 1986.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#72191 in 292
Utah#114241 in 582
Washington#114451 in 604
Oregon#126241 in 640
Montana#15461 in 648
Nebraska#169111 in 865
South Dakota#17251 in 812
Kansas#175151 in 966
Michigan#181521 in 1,087
Arizona#189231 in 1,018
Colorado#189201 in 1,092
New Mexico#203101 in 947
California#2151751 in 1,187
Louisiana#215241 in 1,175
Hawaii#21961 in 813
Indiana#232231 in 1,429
Iowa#234111 in 1,450
Ohio#239451 in 1,510
Minnesota#260161 in 1,729
Massachusetts#264201 in 1,755
Missouri#265181 in 1,745
Oklahoma#265131 in 1,445
Florida#275381 in 1,748
Wisconsin#281151 in 1,978
Arkansas#28271 in 1,774
Virginia#285191 in 1,775
Pennsylvania#304321 in 2,148
Kentucky#37671 in 2,993
New York#378461 in 2,358
Connecticut#43051 in 3,466
Texas#433481 in 2,743
South Carolina#43761 in 2,952
Illinois#445221 in 3,224
Mississippi#45651 in 2,750
Tennessee#47871 in 3,936
Maryland#50361 in 4,087
North Carolina#53281 in 4,445
Georgia#53791 in 4,187
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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 Rachelle
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 166 spots since 2024 (#3,176#3,342)
  • 156 spots since 2020 (#3,498#3,342)
  • 1,282 spots since 2015 (#2,060#3,342)
  • Biggest jump: 135 spots in 1956 (#698#563)
  • Biggest drop: 152 spots in 2004 (#898#1,050)
Rise & fade · girls
73 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1911
  • Peaked 1984 at #259 (948 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 57 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1947–2003
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,653
  • Highest: 1 in 1,653 girls born in 1973 were named Rachelle (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 34,941 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #259 in 1984, was only 1 in 1,776 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 26.6% of all girls named Rachelle (9,029) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s100#1,921 (1919)#2,395
1920s147#1,708 (1920)#2,558
1930s162#1,378 (1939)#2,134
1940s586#872 (1949)#1,114
1950s1,855#563 (1956)#709
1960s4,964#296 (1969)#448
1970s8,403#279 (1973)#297
1980s9,029#259 (1984)#275
1990s5,437#329 (1990)#498
2000s2,140#792 (2001)#1,162
2010s836#1,703 (2010)#2,317
2020s274#3,176 (2024)#3,400

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.

Rachelle in 1986

girls
#270
922 births · 1 in 1,861 girls
boys
#6,721
5 births · 1 in 368,303 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #270Rachelle922

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #6,721Rachelle5
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,861 of them was named Rachelle, which outranked 97.9% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rachelle
  1. #267Ashton954
  2. #268Naomi945
  3. #269Melody935
  4. #270Rachelle922
  5. #271Karla915
  6. #272Keri912
  7. #273Hope910
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 9,719Kyrie#10,677#958
  2. 4,778Sable#5,678#900
  3. 2,034Eliana#2,484#450
  4. 1,497Shatara#2,484#987
  5. 1,374Cherrelle#2,253#879
Fallers
  1. 442Violeta#963#1,405
  2. 361Micaela#545#906
  3. 361Tasia#572#933
  4. 324Jo#925#1,249
  5. 306Tammie#987#1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 368,303 of them was named Rachelle, which outranked 14.2% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rachelle
  1. #5,926Zeno6
  2. #5,926Zeshan6
  3. #5,926Zubin6
  4. #6,721Rachelle5
  5. #6,721Aalok5
  6. #6,721Aamer5
  7. #6,721Aaronjames5

Tied with 1,109 names at #6,721; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 1,279Spenser#2,226#947
  2. 920Jayce#1,614#694
  3. 714Addison#1,228#514
  4. 649Payton#1,614#965
  5. 573Cordell#1,181#608
Fallers
  1. 409Ulises#877#1,286
  2. 365Eliot#934#1,299
  3. 322Jordy#998#1,320
  4. 313Trace#956#1,269
  5. 292Kennith#963#1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1986