Trend of the Popularity of Rachel as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,285 female babies that were named Rachel in the US, which was 0.08% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Rachel peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1985 with a count of 16,361 babies, which was 0.95% of the total female babies born in the US in 1985.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Rachel, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Rachel.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Rachel in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Rachel in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Rachel from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Rachel as a Female Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	11619	0.70
1981	12590	0.76
1982	13873	0.82
1983	14592	0.87
1984	15838	0.94
1985	16361	0.95
1986	15456	0.90
1987	15644	0.90
1988	15348	0.86
1989	15357	0.83
1990	15710	0.83
1991	16343	0.87
1992	15840	0.86
1993	15973	0.88
1994	15492	0.87
1995	16047	0.91
1996	16120	0.92
1997	13798	0.79
1998	12210	0.69
1999	11631	0.66
2000	10687	0.59
2001	9555	0.53
2002	8943	0.50
2003	7996	0.44
2004	6920	0.38
2005	6223	0.34
2006	5546	0.29
2007	4838	0.25
2008	4086	0.22
2009	3588	0.20
2010	3023	0.17
2011	2664	0.15
2012	2418	0.14
2013	2324	0.13
2014	2090	0.12
2015	1938	0.11
2016	1883	0.11
2017	1622	0.09
2018	1558	0.09
2019	1547	0.09
2020	1305	0.08
2021	1271	0.08
2022	1261	0.08
2023	1223	0.08
2024	1285	0.08