How Many People Are Named Rachal?
An estimated 1,231 people in the United States have the first name Rachal. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Rachal peaked in popularity in 1986 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rachal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rachal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,231
About 1 in 278,436 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1986
59 births
Total Registered
1,323
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rachal
Rachal is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,323 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rachal as a female name
Ranked #19,766 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1986 (59 births)
Rachal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rachal span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 483 babies were registered. Rachal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rachal by Decade
How has Rachal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rachal by State
Birth registrations for Rachal span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Texas, California. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New York, Washington. On average, about 30 Rachals were registered per state.
Rachal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rachal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rachal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rachal?
We estimate approximately 1,231 people named Rachal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 278,436 Americans share this first name.
Is Rachal a common name?
Rachal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,323 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rachal most popular?
Rachal reached peak popularity in 1986, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rachal is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rachal a female name?
Rachal is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rachal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rachal Smith, Rachal Johnson, Rachal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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