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Worldwide Name Statistics

Rachel

Ranked #85 - 1 in 16,471 people
US

Most common in

United States

486k bearers

World total

485,694

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#85

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States486k
Worldwide
~486k
rank #85
Rarity
1 in 16,471
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~486k in US

About the name Rachel

There are an estimated 485,694 people named Rachel alive worldwide today. That ranks Rachel at #85 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Rachel is held by approximately 485,694 people, ranking #85 among first names. That works out to roughly 146 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 683 U.S. residents).

Historically Rachel is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.7% female).

Rachel appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.3%Female 99.7%

Rachel popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Rachel, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

Show data table
  1. 1880: 166
  2. 1881: 157
  3. 1882: 203
  4. 1883: 174
  5. 1884: 230
  6. 1885: 212
  7. 1886: 213
  8. 1887: 226
  9. 1888: 281
  10. 1889: 266
  11. 1890: 318
  12. 1891: 267
  13. 1892: 369
  14. 1893: 321
  15. 1894: 317
  16. 1895: 351
  17. 1896: 348
  18. 1897: 297
  19. 1898: 367
  20. 1899: 329
  21. 1900: 384
  22. 1901: 369
  23. 1902: 393
  24. 1903: 383
  25. 1904: 356
  26. 1905: 421
  27. 1906: 366
  28. 1907: 420
  29. 1908: 425
  30. 1909: 462
  31. 1910: 543
  32. 1911: 537
  33. 1912: 703
  34. 1913: 827
  35. 1914: 980
  36. 1915: 1,212
  37. 1916: 1,336
  38. 1917: 1,344
  39. 1918: 1,548
  40. 1919: 1,496
  41. 1920: 1,492
  42. 1921: 1,593
  43. 1922: 1,551
  44. 1923: 1,488
  45. 1924: 1,600
  46. 1925: 1,447
  47. 1926: 1,397
  48. 1927: 1,293
  49. 1928: 1,188
  50. 1929: 1,225
  51. 1930: 1,267
  52. 1931: 1,171
  53. 1932: 1,265
  54. 1933: 1,152
  55. 1934: 1,194
  56. 1935: 1,209
  57. 1936: 1,225
  58. 1937: 1,241
  59. 1938: 1,288
  60. 1939: 1,354
  61. 1940: 1,271
  62. 1941: 1,401
  63. 1942: 1,437
  64. 1943: 1,379
  65. 1944: 1,250
  66. 1945: 1,214
  67. 1946: 1,234
  68. 1947: 1,447
  69. 1948: 1,388
  70. 1949: 1,443
  71. 1950: 1,454
  72. 1951: 1,442
  73. 1952: 1,610
  74. 1953: 1,789
  75. 1954: 1,810
  76. 1955: 1,815
  77. 1956: 1,681
  78. 1957: 1,828
  79. 1958: 1,669
  80. 1959: 1,751
  81. 1960: 1,792
  82. 1961: 2,061
  83. 1962: 1,948
  84. 1963: 2,183
  85. 1964: 2,267
  86. 1965: 2,023
  87. 1966: 2,285
  88. 1967: 3,324
  89. 1968: 3,738
  90. 1969: 5,260
  91. 1970: 6,049
  92. 1971: 6,147
  93. 1972: 6,432
  94. 1973: 6,124
  95. 1974: 7,434
  96. 1975: 8,248
  97. 1976: 8,481
  98. 1977: 9,014
  99. 1978: 9,840
  100. 1979: 10k
  101. 1980: 12k
  102. 1981: 13k
  103. 1982: 14k
  104. 1983: 15k
  105. 1984: 16k
  106. 1985: 16k
  107. 1986: 16k
  108. 1987: 16k
  109. 1988: 15k
  110. 1989: 15k
  111. 1990: 16k
  112. 1991: 16k
  113. 1992: 16k
  114. 1993: 16k
  115. 1994: 16k
  116. 1995: 16k
  117. 1996: 16k
  118. 1997: 14k
  119. 1998: 12k
  120. 1999: 12k
  121. 2000: 11k
  122. 2001: 9,564
  123. 2002: 8,959
  124. 2003: 8,011
  125. 2004: 6,957
  126. 2005: 6,239
  127. 2006: 5,558
  128. 2007: 4,848
  129. 2008: 4,092
  130. 2009: 3,594
  131. 2010: 3,024
  132. 2011: 2,664
  133. 2012: 2,427
  134. 2013: 2,325
  135. 2014: 2,095
  136. 2015: 1,941
  137. 2016: 1,884
  138. 2017: 1,622
  139. 2018: 1,563
  140. 2019: 1,548
  141. 2020: 1,305
  142. 2021: 1,271
  143. 2022: 1,263
  144. 2023: 1,224
  145. 2024: 1,292
  146. 2025: 1,225

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Rachel worldwide?

There are an estimated 485,694 people named Rachel alive worldwide today, ranking #85 globally.

Is Rachel a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 16,471 people. In the United States there are roughly 485,694 bearers, which is 1 in 683 Americans.

Is Rachel a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Rachel is used 0.3% male and 99.7% female.

Where does the name Rachel come from?

Who are famous people named Rachel?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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