How Many People Are Named Rashel?
An estimated 1,151 people in the United States have the first name Rashel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Rashel peaked in popularity in 2008 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rashel 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 Rashel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,151
About 1 in 297,788 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2008
80 births
Total Registered
1,192
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rashel
Rashel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,192 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rashel as a female name
Ranked #6,322 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (80 births)
Rashel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rashel span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 470 babies were registered. Rashel has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rashel by Decade
How has Rashel 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.
Rashel by State
Birth registrations for Rashel span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, New York. The lowest are in Illinois, Georgia, Arizona. On average, about 39 Rashels were registered per state.
Rashel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rashel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rashel
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Rashel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rashel?
We estimate approximately 1,151 people named Rashel 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 297,788 Americans share this first name.
Is Rashel a common name?
Rashel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,192 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rashel most popular?
Rashel reached peak popularity in 2008, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rashel is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rashel a female name?
Rashel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rashel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rashel Smith, Rashel Johnson, Rashel 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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