How Many People Are Named Raechel?
An estimated 2,157 people in the United States have the first name Raechel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Raechel peaked in popularity in 1991 with 114 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raechel 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 Raechel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,157
About 1 in 158,903 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1991
114 births
Total Registered
2,276
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raechel
Raechel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,276 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Raechel as a female name
Ranked #17,851 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 1991 (114 births)
Raechel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raechel span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 821 babies were registered. Raechel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raechel by Decade
How has Raechel 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.
Raechel by State
Birth registrations for Raechel span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Illinois. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana. On average, about 34 Raechels were registered per state.
Raechel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raechel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Raechel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raechel?
We estimate approximately 2,157 people named Raechel 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 158,903 Americans share this first name.
Is Raechel a common name?
Raechel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,276 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raechel most popular?
Raechel reached peak popularity in 1991, when 114 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raechel is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raechel a female name?
Raechel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raechel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raechel Smith, Raechel Johnson, Raechel 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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