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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #151 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 571 girlsAKMaine: 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: #182 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 966 girlsWAIdaho: #135 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 595 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #246 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,643 girlsMNIllinois: #534 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,925 girlsILWisconsin: #288 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,955 girlsWIMichigan: #211 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,302 girlsMINew York: #414 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,597 girlsNYMassachusetts: #339 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,278 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedRIOregon: #142 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 671 girlsORNevada: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,150 girlsNVWyoming: #106 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 337 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedSDIowa: #338 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,282 girlsIAIndiana: #229 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsINOhio: #251 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,688 girlsOHPennsylvania: #348 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,420 girlsPANew Jersey: #767 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,852 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #286 for girls · 171 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsCAUtah: #152 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 713 girlsUTColorado: #213 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsCONebraska: #202 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,021 girlsNEMissouri: #297 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,053 girlsMOKentucky: #258 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,770 girlsKYWest Virginia: #215 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsWVVirginia: #424 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,149 girlsVAMaryland: #592 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,728 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedDEArizona: #246 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,250 girlsAZNew Mexico: #251 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,161 girlsNMKansas: #236 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsKSArkansas: #348 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,105 girlsARTennessee: #450 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,355 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #756 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,811 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #448 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,862 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #332 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,939 girlsOKLouisiana: #270 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: #949 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,533 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rachelle, so not publishedHITexas: #579 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 4,169 girlsTXFlorida: #249 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,583 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#106 · 1 in 337
  2. Idaho#135 · 1 in 595
  3. Oregon#142 · 1 in 671
  4. Alaska#151 · 1 in 571
  5. Utah#152 · 1 in 713

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#10651 in 337
Idaho#13591 in 595
Oregon#142251 in 671
Alaska#15161 in 571
Utah#152191 in 713
Washington#182321 in 966
Nebraska#20291 in 1,021
Michigan#211481 in 1,302
Colorado#213181 in 1,154
West Virginia#21571 in 1,255
Indiana#229241 in 1,466
Kansas#236111 in 1,269
Nevada#23861 in 1,150
Arizona#246211 in 1,250
Minnesota#246171 in 1,643
Florida#249501 in 1,583
New Mexico#25181 in 1,161
Ohio#251421 in 1,688
Kentucky#258121 in 1,770
Louisiana#270171 in 1,493
California#2861711 in 1,535
Wisconsin#288151 in 1,955
Missouri#297161 in 2,053
Oklahoma#33291 in 1,939
Iowa#33871 in 2,282
Massachusetts#339171 in 2,278
Arkansas#34861 in 2,105
Pennsylvania#348301 in 2,420
New York#414471 in 2,597
Virginia#424121 in 3,149
South Carolina#44871 in 2,862
Tennessee#45091 in 3,355
Illinois#534201 in 3,925
Texas#579331 in 4,169
Maryland#59261 in 4,728
North Carolina#75661 in 6,811
New Jersey#76771 in 6,852
Georgia#94951 in 8,533
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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 1990

girls
#329
835 births · 1 in 2,274 girls

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #329Rachelle835
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 2,274 of them was named Rachelle, which outranked 97.8% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rachelle
  1. #326Cecilia847
  2. #327Shaniqua842
  3. #328Guadalupe838
  4. #329Rachelle835
  5. #329Jill835
  6. #331Cheyenne833
  7. #332Ashton832
  8. #333Annie822

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →