Rachel
Girl name · Hebrew origin
Rachel meaning
ewe
Rachel at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #246 in 2024
Rachel popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #109 | 166 |
| 1890 | #124 | 318 |
| 1900 | #153 | 379 |
| 1910 | #150 | 538 |
| 1920 | #156 | 1,484 |
| 1930 | #164 | 1,261 |
| 1940 | #166 | 1,264 |
| 1950 | #188 | 1,454 |
| 1960 | #198 | 1,792 |
| 1970 | #58 | 6,030 |
| 1980 | #23 | 11,619 |
| 1990 | #16 | 15,710 |
| 1996 | #9 | 16,120 |
| 2000 | #21 | 10,687 |
| 2010 | #99 | 3,023 |
| 2020 | #226 | 1,305 |
| 2024 | #246 | 1,285 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #109 | 166 |
| 1881 | #113 | 157 |
| 1882 | #109 | 203 |
| 1883 | #121 | 174 |
| 1884 | #114 | 230 |
| 1885 | #122 | 212 |
| 1886 | #130 | 213 |
| 1887 | #126 | 226 |
| 1888 | #129 | 281 |
| 1889 | #134 | 266 |
| 1890 | #124 | 318 |
| 1891 | #133 | 267 |
| 1892 | #122 | 369 |
| 1893 | #134 | 321 |
| 1894 | #136 | 317 |
| 1895 | #130 | 351 |
| 1896 | #137 | 348 |
| 1897 | #154 | 297 |
| 1898 | #138 | 367 |
| 1899 | #145 | 324 |
| 1900 | #153 | 379 |
| 1901 | #135 | 369 |
| 1902 | #141 | 393 |
| 1903 | #142 | 383 |
| 1904 | #152 | 356 |
| 1905 | #143 | 421 |
| 1906 | #158 | 366 |
| 1907 | #154 | 420 |
| 1908 | #159 | 425 |
| 1909 | #154 | 462 |
| 1910 | #150 | 538 |
| 1911 | #150 | 537 |
| 1912 | #151 | 703 |
| 1913 | #145 | 827 |
| 1914 | #151 | 975 |
| 1915 | #156 | 1,205 |
| 1916 | #153 | 1,328 |
| 1917 | #157 | 1,339 |
| 1918 | #148 | 1,542 |
| 1919 | #149 | 1,488 |
| 1920 | #156 | 1,484 |
| 1921 | #152 | 1,583 |
| 1922 | #154 | 1,541 |
| 1923 | #160 | 1,483 |
| 1924 | #157 | 1,600 |
| 1925 | #165 | 1,439 |
| 1926 | #164 | 1,389 |
| 1927 | #169 | 1,286 |
| 1928 | #177 | 1,180 |
| 1929 | #167 | 1,214 |
| 1930 | #164 | 1,261 |
| 1931 | #161 | 1,171 |
| 1932 | #156 | 1,254 |
| 1933 | #161 | 1,142 |
| 1934 | #163 | 1,181 |
| 1935 | #164 | 1,198 |
| 1936 | #163 | 1,208 |
| 1937 | #163 | 1,229 |
| 1938 | #165 | 1,279 |
| 1939 | #160 | 1,345 |
| 1940 | #166 | 1,264 |
| 1941 | #159 | 1,384 |
| 1942 | #163 | 1,427 |
| 1943 | #170 | 1,371 |
| 1944 | #171 | 1,250 |
| 1945 | #174 | 1,207 |
| 1946 | #196 | 1,234 |
| 1947 | #190 | 1,447 |
| 1948 | #195 | 1,388 |
| 1949 | #191 | 1,437 |
| 1950 | #188 | 1,454 |
| 1951 | #202 | 1,435 |
| 1952 | #185 | 1,599 |
| 1953 | #175 | 1,780 |
| 1954 | #182 | 1,806 |
| 1955 | #185 | 1,802 |
| 1956 | #197 | 1,672 |
| 1957 | #194 | 1,821 |
| 1958 | #201 | 1,663 |
| 1959 | #201 | 1,744 |
| 1960 | #198 | 1,792 |
| 1961 | #186 | 2,054 |
| 1962 | #194 | 1,939 |
| 1963 | #179 | 2,178 |
| 1964 | #173 | 2,260 |
| 1965 | #175 | 2,012 |
| 1966 | #154 | 2,277 |
| 1967 | #105 | 3,314 |
| 1968 | #92 | 3,726 |
| 1969 | #69 | 5,242 |
| 1970 | #58 | 6,030 |
| 1971 | #54 | 6,113 |
| 1972 | #40 | 6,417 |
| 1973 | #42 | 6,103 |
| 1974 | #36 | 7,399 |
| 1975 | #26 | 8,228 |
| 1976 | #23 | 8,454 |
| 1977 | #26 | 8,975 |
| 1978 | #25 | 9,802 |
| 1979 | #27 | 10,229 |
| 1980 | #23 | 11,619 |
| 1981 | #22 | 12,590 |
| 1982 | #21 | 13,873 |
| 1983 | #20 | 14,592 |
| 1984 | #15 | 15,838 |
| 1985 | #13 | 16,361 |
| 1986 | #15 | 15,456 |
| 1987 | #17 | 15,644 |
| 1988 | #19 | 15,348 |
| 1989 | #18 | 15,357 |
| 1990 | #16 | 15,710 |
| 1991 | #14 | 16,343 |
| 1992 | #16 | 15,840 |
| 1993 | #14 | 15,973 |
| 1994 | #13 | 15,492 |
| 1995 | #12 | 16,047 |
| 1996 | #9 | 16,120 |
| 1997 | #13 | 13,798 |
| 1998 | #15 | 12,210 |
| 1999 | #19 | 11,631 |
| 2000 | #21 | 10,687 |
| 2001 | #24 | 9,555 |
| 2002 | #24 | 8,943 |
| 2003 | #28 | 7,996 |
| 2004 | #34 | 6,920 |
| 2005 | #38 | 6,223 |
| 2006 | #48 | 5,546 |
| 2007 | #59 | 4,838 |
| 2008 | #74 | 4,086 |
| 2009 | #89 | 3,588 |
| 2010 | #99 | 3,023 |
| 2011 | #115 | 2,664 |
| 2012 | #131 | 2,418 |
| 2013 | #137 | 2,324 |
| 2014 | #155 | 2,090 |
| 2015 | #167 | 1,938 |
| 2016 | #171 | 1,883 |
| 2017 | #191 | 1,622 |
| 2018 | #198 | 1,558 |
| 2019 | #191 | 1,547 |
| 2020 | #226 | 1,305 |
| 2021 | #239 | 1,271 |
| 2022 | #241 | 1,261 |
| 2023 | #254 | 1,223 |
| 2024 | #246 | 1,285 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Rachel” (revision 93374433), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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