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Girl's name · #250 in the US (2025) · 80s wave
Rachel reached its best rank, #9, in 1996 and ranked #250 in 2025. About 574,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
In recent years, Rachel ran about 4× its national rate in New York and New Jersey—ranked #32 in New York in 2025.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#188 in Ireland (2025) · #287 in Belgium (2025) · #325 in N. Ireland (2025) · #327 in France (2025) · #355 in Scotland (2025) · #395 in England & Wales (2025) · #440 in New Zealand (2025) · #454 in Ecuador (2025) · #626 in Netherlands (2025) · #704 in Switzerland (2025) · #840 in Austria (2025) · #207 in Canada (2024).
Among 2,529 notable people named Rachel:
Entertainers appear 1.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress (born 1978).
About 320 boys a year are given Ray as their full name and 200 girls Rae.
Similar names: Raquel · Sara · Raven · Danielle · Rebecca · Molly
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