Rachel Name Popularity

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How popular is Rachel?

Ranking 198th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Rachel is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has been part of the top 250 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #9 in 1996.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1985 with 16,360 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Rachel was 157 in 1881.

Approximately during the years 1885-1888, 1906-1918, 1944-1947, 1950-1953, 1958-1961, 1964-1970, and 1971-1985, the name Rachel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1993-2017.

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Rachel be?

Rachel's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Rachel for their newborn has dropped.

The name Rachel is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Rachel is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Rachel (Girl)		Rachel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,544	198	5	13,546
2017		1,610	193	< 5	--
2016		1,872	172	< 5	--
2015		1,927	167	< 5	--
2014		2,085	155	5	13,544
2013		2,312	137	< 5	--
2012		2,415	132	7	10,476
2011		2,656	116	< 5	--
2010		3,017	99	< 5	--
2009		3,584	89	5	13,993
2008		4,078	74	5	14,109
2007		4,829	59	7	10,621
2006		5,529	48	7	10,384
2005		6,213	38	13	6,127
2004		6,915	34	34	2,998
2003		7,981	28	14	5,478
2002		8,927	24	15	5,078
2001		9,539	24	8	8,122
2000		10,675	21	12	5,826
1999		11,624	19	17	4,291
1998		12,204	15	18	3,965
1997		13,791	13	23	3,244
1996		16,117	9	25	3,001
1995		16,045	12	28	2,671
1994		15,488	13	25	2,919
1993		15,973	14	26	2,761
1992		15,837	16	26	2,727
1991		16,344	14	31	2,336
1990		15,704	16	40	1,929
1989		15,357	18	106	996
1988		15,343	19	62	1,317
1987		15,643	17	63	1,230
1986		15,454	15	56	1,314
1985		16,360	13	77	1,054
1984		15,838	15	83	982
1983		14,592	20	43	1,465
1982		13,871	21	64	1,144
1981		12,587	22	50	1,325
1980		11,623	23	57	1,222
1979		10,232	27	41	1,483
1978		9,804	25	39	1,501
1977		8,976	26	38	1,504
1976		8,455	23	28	1,814
1975		8,226	26	23	2,048
1974		7,397	36	35	1,492
1973		6,106	42	21	2,020
1972		6,414	40	15	2,510
1971		6,120	54	32	1,551
1970		6,028	58	20	2,040
1969		5,242	69	18	2,031
1968		3,726	92	11	2,690
1967		3,315	105	12	2,442
1966		2,277	154	8	3,179
1965		2,013	175	12	2,438
1964		2,260	173	6	3,923
1963		2,179	179	5	4,484
1962		1,940	194	7	3,550
1961		2,055	186	7	3,590
1960		1,791	198	< 5	--
1959		1,747	201	7	3,511
1958		1,660	201	6	3,838
1957		1,824	194	7	3,482
1956		1,670	197	9	2,915
1955		1,801	186	13	2,291
1954		1,804	182	5	4,231
1953		1,779	175	9	2,859
1952		1,600	185	11	2,474
1951		1,435	202	7	3,292
1950		1,453	189	< 5	--
1949		1,438	191	6	3,620
1948		1,388	195	< 5	--
1947		1,447	190	< 5	--
1946		1,234	196	< 5	--
1945		1,208	174	7	2,935
1944		1,249	172	< 5	--
1943		1,371	170	8	2,915
1942		1,425	163	10	2,495
1941		1,385	159	17	1,740
1940		1,264	166	7	3,067
1939		1,345	160	9	2,580
1938		1,279	165	9	2,610
1937		1,229	163	12	2,172
1936		1,207	163	17	1,712
1935		1,199	164	11	2,363
1934		1,181	163	13	2,097
1933		1,141	161	10	2,508
1932		1,255	155	11	2,440
1931		1,171	161	< 5	--
1930		1,261	164	6	3,908
1929		1,214	167	11	2,564
1928		1,181	177	8	3,303
1927		1,286	169	7	3,703
1926		1,389	164	8	3,320
1925		1,439	165	8	3,334
1924		1,600	157	< 5	--
1923		1,484	160	5	4,750
1922		1,541	154	10	2,958
1921		1,583	152	10	2,940
1920		1,484	156	8	3,428
1919		1,488	150	8	3,322
1918		1,542	148	6	4,074
1917		1,339	157	5	4,445
1916		1,328	153	8	3,129
1915		1,205	156	7	3,326
1914		974	151	5	3,639
1913		827	145	< 5	--
1912		703	151	< 5	--
1911		537	150	< 5	--
1910		538	151	5	1,789
1909		462	154	< 5	--
1908		425	159	< 5	--
1907		420	154	< 5	--
1906		366	158	< 5	--
1905		421	143	< 5	--
1904		356	152	< 5	--
1903		383	142	< 5	--
1902		393	141	< 5	--
1901		369	135	< 5	--
1900		379	153	5	1,460
1899		324	145	5	1,171
1898		367	138	< 5	--
1897		297	154	< 5	--
1896		348	137	< 5	--
1895		351	130	< 5	--
1894		317	136	< 5	--
1893		321	134	< 5	--
1892		369	122	< 5	--
1891		267	134	< 5	--
1890		318	124	< 5	--
1889		266	134	< 5	--
1888		281	129	< 5	--
1887		226	126	< 5	--
1886		213	130	< 5	--
1885		212	122	< 5	--
1884		230	115	< 5	--
1883		174	121	< 5	--
1882		203	109	< 5	--
1881		157	114	< 5	--
1880		166	109	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.