Rachel

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Rachel is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 574,486 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 572,695 as girls and 1,791 as boys. Rachel gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1985 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,285
2023 1,223
2022 1,261
2021 1,271
2020 1,305
2019 1,547
2018 1,563
2017 1,622
2016 1,883
2015 1,938
2014 2,095
2013 2,324
2012 2,425
2011 2,664
2010 3,023
2009 3,593
2008 4,091
2007 4,845
2006 5,553
2005 6,236
2004 6,954
2003 8,010
2002 8,958
2001 9,563
2000 10,699
1999 11,648
1998 12,228
1997 13,821
1996 16,145
1995 16,075
1994 15,517
1993 15,999
1992 15,866
1991 16,375
1990 15,750
1989 15,463
1988 15,410
1987 15,707
1986 15,512
1985 16,438
1984 15,921
1983 14,635
1982 13,937
1981 12,640
1980 11,676
1979 10,270
1978 9,840
1977 9,013
1976 8,482
1975 8,251
1974 7,434
1973 6,124
1972 6,432
1971 6,145
1970 6,050
1969 5,260
1968 3,737
1967 3,326
1966 2,285
1965 2,024
1964 2,266
1963 2,183
1962 1,946
1961 2,061
1960 1,792
1959 1,751
1958 1,669
1957 1,828
1956 1,681
1955 1,815
1954 1,811
1953 1,789
1952 1,610
1951 1,442
1950 1,454
1949 1,443
1948 1,388
1947 1,447
1946 1,234
1945 1,214
1944 1,250
1943 1,379
1942 1,437
1941 1,401
1940 1,271
1939 1,354
1938 1,288
1937 1,241
1936 1,225
1935 1,209
1934 1,194
1933 1,152
1932 1,265
1931 1,171
1930 1,267
1929 1,225
1928 1,188
1927 1,293
1926 1,397
1925 1,447
1924 1,600
1923 1,488
1922 1,551
1921 1,593
1920 1,492
1919 1,496
1918 1,548
1917 1,344
1916 1,336
1915 1,212
1914 980
1913 827
1912 703
1911 537
1910 543
1909 462
1908 425
1907 420
1906 366
1905 421
1904 356
1903 383
1902 393
1901 369
1900 384
1899 329
1898 367
1897 297
1896 348
1895 351
1894 317
1893 321
1892 369
1891 267
1890 318
1889 266
1888 281
1887 226
1886 213
1885 212
1884 230
1883 174
1882 203
1881 157
1880 166