Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1971

Rachelle

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,375 Trend ↓ Falling 16%

20th-century variant of Rachel, from French Rachelle, or possibly coined independently of it.

Rank 2025
#3,375
among girls · ↓160 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
46
named Rachelle · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,941
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1971
997 babies
All-time total
33,970
#769 all-time among girls
First recorded
1911
in Social Security records

Rachelle popularity over time

33,970 babies have been named Rachelle since 1911, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 100 – 100 10 – #1,977
1920s 147 – 147 15 +47% #1,744
1930s 162 – 162 16 +10% #1,396
1940s 586 – 586 59 +262% #876
1950s 1,855 – 1,855 186 +217% #565
1960s 4,964 5 4,969 497 +168% #296
1970s 8,403 22 8,425 843 +70% #279
1980s 9,029 10 9,039 904 +7% #259
1990s 5,437 – 5,437 544 -40% #330
2000s 2,140 – 2,140 214 -61% #793
2010s 836 – 836 84 -61% #1,710
2020s (to 2025) 274 – 274 46 -45% #3,215

Where Rachelle is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 45 0.03 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.03 outside top 500
2029 42 0.03 outside top 500
2030 41 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Rachelle

Rachelle is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,375 in 2025 with 46 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1911, 33,970 American babies have been named Rachelle. Its peak came in 1971, when 997 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rachelle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rachelle?

The median living Rachelle is about 44 years old; half are between 35 and 54. An estimated 32 thousand people named Rachelle are alive in the United States today.

median 44 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rachelle year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 46 #3,375 – –
2024 50 #3,215 – –
2023 43 #3,630 – –
2022 47 #3,403 – –
2021 45 #3,476 – –
2020 43 #3,532 – –
2019 60 #2,808 – –
2018 69 #2,553 – –
2017 58 #2,896 – –
2016 63 #2,755 – –
2015 95 #2,072 – –
2014 89 #2,150 – –
2013 73 #2,482 – –
2012 89 #2,140 – –
2011 117 #1,755 – –
2010 123 #1,710 – –
2009 119 #1,819 – –
2008 148 #1,557 – –
2007 169 #1,414 – –
2006 209 #1,164 – –
2005 186 #1,224 – –
2004 220 #1,055 – –
2003 265 #901 – –
2002 243 #920 – –
2001 298 #793 – –
2000 283 #804 – –
1995 480 #511 – –
1990 835 #330 – –
1985 925 #272 – –
1980 949 #265 – –
1975 789 #298 5 #6,098
1970 989 #294 – –
1965 378 #486 – –
1960 298 #570 – –
1955 181 #699 – –
1950 111 #830 – –
1945 46 #1,172 – –
1940 31 #1,368 – –
1935 17 #1,985 – –
1930 11 #2,815 – –
1925 13 #2,745 – –
1920 24 #1,744 – –
1915 14 #2,233 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Rachelle

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rachelle Lefevre Rachelle Lefevre Canadian-American actress (born 1979) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rachelle, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rachelle?

The median living Rachelle is about 44 years old. Half of all living Rachelles are between 35 and 54 years old.

How many people named Rachelle are alive today?

An estimated 32 thousand people named Rachelle are alive in the United States, based on 33,970 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rachelle mean?

20th-century variant of Rachel, from French Rachelle, or possibly coined independently of it.

How popular is the name Rachelle in 2025?

Rachelle ranked #3,375 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 46 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rachelle?

33,970 babies have been named Rachelle in the United States since 1911, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rachelle most popular?

Rachelle peaked in 1971, when 997 newborns received the name.

Is Rachelle a boy or girl name?

Rachelle is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rachelle rising or falling?

Rachelle is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rachelle become more popular?

Rachelle is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 41 girls named Rachelle in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rachelle?

Well-known people named Rachelle include Rachelle Lefevre (actor).

Names like Rachelle

Names that sound and feel close to Rachelle: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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