Baby names
How popular is the name Rachel?
In 2025, 1,225 baby girls in the U.S. were named Rachel, the 250th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1985, when 16,360 girls got the name. 573,957 girls have been named Rachel since 1880. 1,791 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#250
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
1,225
girls named Rachel
Peak year
1985
16,360 girls
Girls named Rachel each year since 1880
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The numbers for Rachel (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,225 |
| 2024 | 1,292 |
| 2023 | 1,224 |
| 2022 | 1,263 |
| 2021 | 1,271 |
| 2020 | 1,305 |
| 2019 | 1,548 |
| 2018 | 1,558 |
| 2017 | 1,622 |
| 2016 | 1,884 |
| 2015 | 1,941 |
| 2014 | 2,090 |
| 2013 | 2,325 |
| 2012 | 2,420 |
| 2011 | 2,664 |
| 2010 | 3,024 |
| 2009 | 3,589 |
| 2008 | 4,087 |
| 2007 | 4,841 |
| 2006 | 5,551 |
| 2005 | 6,226 |
| 2004 | 6,923 |
| 2003 | 7,997 |
| 2002 | 8,944 |
| 2001 | 9,556 |
| 2000 | 10,687 |
| 1999 | 11,632 |
| 1998 | 12,209 |
| 1997 | 13,798 |
| 1996 | 16,121 |
| 1995 | 16,047 |
| 1994 | 15,492 |
| 1993 | 15,974 |
| 1992 | 15,840 |
| 1991 | 16,344 |
| 1990 | 15,710 |
| 1989 | 15,357 |
| 1988 | 15,348 |
| 1987 | 15,646 |
| 1986 | 15,455 |
| 1985 | 16,360 |
| 1984 | 15,839 |
| 1983 | 14,591 |
| 1982 | 13,871 |
| 1981 | 12,590 |
| 1980 | 11,618 |
| 1979 | 10,230 |
| 1978 | 9,802 |
| 1977 | 8,976 |
| 1976 | 8,453 |
| 1975 | 8,225 |
| 1974 | 7,399 |
| 1973 | 6,103 |
| 1972 | 6,417 |
| 1971 | 6,115 |
| 1970 | 6,029 |
| 1969 | 5,242 |
| 1968 | 3,727 |
| 1967 | 3,312 |
| 1966 | 2,277 |
| 1965 | 2,011 |
| 1964 | 2,261 |
| 1963 | 2,178 |
| 1962 | 1,941 |
| 1961 | 2,054 |
| 1960 | 1,792 |
| 1959 | 1,744 |
| 1958 | 1,663 |
| 1957 | 1,821 |
| 1956 | 1,672 |
| 1955 | 1,802 |
| 1954 | 1,805 |
| 1953 | 1,780 |
| 1952 | 1,599 |
| 1951 | 1,435 |
| 1950 | 1,454 |
| 1949 | 1,437 |
| 1948 | 1,388 |
| 1947 | 1,447 |
| 1946 | 1,234 |
| 1945 | 1,207 |
| 1944 | 1,250 |
| 1943 | 1,371 |
| 1942 | 1,427 |
| 1941 | 1,384 |
| 1940 | 1,264 |
| 1939 | 1,345 |
| 1938 | 1,279 |
| 1937 | 1,229 |
| 1936 | 1,208 |
| 1935 | 1,198 |
| 1934 | 1,181 |
| 1933 | 1,142 |
| 1932 | 1,254 |
| 1931 | 1,171 |
| 1930 | 1,261 |
| 1929 | 1,214 |
| 1928 | 1,180 |
| 1927 | 1,286 |
| 1926 | 1,389 |
| 1925 | 1,439 |
| 1924 | 1,600 |
| 1923 | 1,483 |
| 1922 | 1,541 |
| 1921 | 1,583 |
| 1920 | 1,484 |
| 1919 | 1,488 |
| 1918 | 1,542 |
| 1917 | 1,339 |
| 1916 | 1,328 |
| 1915 | 1,205 |
| 1914 | 975 |
| 1913 | 827 |
| 1912 | 703 |
| 1911 | 537 |
| 1910 | 538 |
| 1909 | 462 |
| 1908 | 425 |
| 1907 | 420 |
| 1906 | 366 |
| 1905 | 421 |
| 1904 | 356 |
| 1903 | 383 |
| 1902 | 393 |
| 1901 | 369 |
| 1900 | 379 |
| 1899 | 324 |
| 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 |
Boys named Rachel each year since 1880
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The numbers for Rachel (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2004 | 34 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 1999 | 17 |
| 1998 | 18 |
| 1997 | 23 |
| 1996 | 25 |
| 1995 | 28 |
| 1994 | 25 |
| 1993 | 26 |
| 1992 | 26 |
| 1991 | 32 |
| 1990 | 40 |
| 1989 | 106 |
| 1988 | 62 |
| 1987 | 63 |
| 1986 | 56 |
| 1985 | 77 |
| 1984 | 83 |
| 1983 | 43 |
| 1982 | 64 |
| 1981 | 50 |
| 1980 | 57 |
| 1979 | 41 |
| 1978 | 38 |
| 1977 | 38 |
| 1976 | 28 |
| 1975 | 23 |
| 1974 | 35 |
| 1973 | 21 |
| 1972 | 15 |
| 1971 | 32 |
| 1970 | 20 |
| 1969 | 18 |
| 1968 | 11 |
| 1967 | 12 |
| 1966 | 8 |
| 1965 | 12 |
| 1964 | 6 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1962 | 7 |
| 1961 | 7 |
| 1960 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1958 | 6 |
| 1957 | 7 |
| 1956 | 9 |
| 1955 | 13 |
| 1954 | 5 |
| 1953 | 9 |
| 1952 | 11 |
| 1951 | 7 |
| 1950 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1948 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1947 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1946 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1945 | 7 |
| 1944 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1943 | 8 |
| 1942 | 10 |
| 1941 | 17 |
| 1940 | 7 |
| 1939 | 9 |
| 1938 | 9 |
| 1937 | 12 |
| 1936 | 17 |
| 1935 | 11 |
| 1934 | 13 |
| 1933 | 10 |
| 1932 | 11 |
| 1931 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1930 | 6 |
| 1929 | 11 |
| 1928 | 8 |
| 1927 | 7 |
| 1926 | 8 |
| 1925 | 8 |
| 1924 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1922 | 10 |
| 1921 | 10 |
| 1920 | 8 |
| 1919 | 8 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1913 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.