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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,225 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 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Rachel peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1985 with a count of 16,360 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 2025.

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	11618	0.70
1981	12590	0.76
1982	13871	0.82
1983	14591	0.87
1984	15839	0.94
1985	16360	0.95
1986	15455	0.90
1987	15646	0.90
1988	15348	0.86
1989	15357	0.83
1990	15710	0.83
1991	16344	0.87
1992	15840	0.86
1993	15974	0.88
1994	15492	0.87
1995	16047	0.91
1996	16121	0.92
1997	13798	0.79
1998	12209	0.69
1999	11632	0.66
2000	10687	0.59
2001	9556	0.53
2002	8944	0.50
2003	7997	0.44
2004	6923	0.38
2005	6226	0.34
2006	5551	0.29
2007	4841	0.25
2008	4087	0.22
2009	3589	0.20
2010	3024	0.17
2011	2664	0.15
2012	2420	0.14
2013	2325	0.13
2014	2090	0.12
2015	1941	0.11
2016	1884	0.11
2017	1622	0.09
2018	1558	0.09
2019	1548	0.09
2020	1305	0.08
2021	1271	0.08
2022	1263	0.08
2023	1224	0.08
2024	1292	0.08
2025	1225	0.08