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Rachel name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Rachel ranks #250 in female records (1,225 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#250 · 1,225 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 67 female records (1,292 to 1,225); rank moved from #246 to #250.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 46 female records (1,271 to 1,225); rank moved from #239 to #250.
2025 male rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2016: 1,884 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Rachel becoming more popular?

Rachel's reported female count decreased by 67 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #246 to #250. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Rachel. That is not a count of zero.

Rachel in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for RachelFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,8840201620252016: 1,884 female records2017: 1,622 female records2018: 1,558 female records2019: 1,548 female records2020: 1,305 female records2021: 1,271 female records2022: 1,263 female records2023: 1,224 female records2024: 1,292 female records2025: 1,225 female records2018: 5 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,225250——
20241,292246——
20231,224254——
20221,263240——
20211,271239——
20201,305226——
20191,548191——
20181,558198513,643
20171,622191——
20161,884171——

Questions about Rachel’s popularity

How common is Rachel in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Rachel ranks #250 in female records (1,225 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Rachel?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Rachel only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Rachel creates a match.

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