How Many People Are Named Rachelle?
An estimated 30,281 people in the United States have the first name Rachelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Rachelle peaked in popularity in 1971 with 997 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rachelle 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 Rachelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
30,281
About 1 in 11,319 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1971
997 births
Total Registered
33,919
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rachelle
Rachelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 33,919 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Rachelle as a male name
Ranked #7,554 in 1986
5 male births in 1986
Peak: 1972 (7 births)
Rachelle as a female name
Ranked #3,252 in 2024
49 female births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (997 births)
Rachelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rachelle span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 9,039 babies were registered. Rachelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rachelle by Decade
How has Rachelle 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.
Rachelle by State
Birth registrations for Rachelle span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Wyoming, Maine, Alabama. On average, about 640 Rachelles were registered per state.
Rachelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rachelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rachelle
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rachelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rachelle?
We estimate approximately 30,281 people named Rachelle 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 11,319 Americans share this first name.
Is Rachelle a common name?
Rachelle is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33,919 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rachelle most popular?
Rachelle reached peak popularity in 1971, when 997 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rachelle is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rachelle a female name?
Rachelle is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rachelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rachelle Smith, Rachelle Johnson, Rachelle 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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