Rachel
4 countries#250 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Rachel was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
575,748 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #250 · peaked in 1985 with 16,437 births
Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
51,336 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #257 · peaked in 1972 with 1,787 births
Most common in: Nord, Paris, Moselle, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-Maritime
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
11,587 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #324 · peaked in 1993 with 555 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
2,436 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #290 · peaked in 1997 with 223 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Rachel’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #48 | — |
| 2007 | #59 | ↓11 |
| 2008 | #74 | ↓15 |
| 2009 | #89 | ↓15 |
| 2010 | #99 | ↓10 |
| 2011 | #115 | ↓16 |
| 2012 | #130 | ↓15 |
| 2013 | #137 | ↓7 |
| 2014 | #155 | ↓18 |
| 2015 | #167 | ↓12 |
| 2016 | #171 | ↓4 |
| 2017 | #191 | ↓20 |
| 2018 | #198 | ↓7 |
| 2019 | #191 | ↑7 |
| 2020 | #226 | ↓35 |
| 2021 | #239 | ↓13 |
| 2022 | #240 | ↓1 |
| 2023 | #254 | ↓14 |
| 2024 | #246 | ↑8 |
| 2025 | #250 | ↓4 |
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