How Many People Are Named Rashelle?
An estimated 1,279 people in the United States have the first name Rashelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Rashelle peaked in popularity in 1989 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rashelle 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 Rashelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,279
About 1 in 267,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1989
50 births
Total Registered
1,368
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rashelle
Rashelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,368 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rashelle as a female name
Ranked #15,174 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 1989 (50 births)
Rashelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rashelle span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 405 babies were registered. Rashelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rashelle by Decade
How has Rashelle 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.
Rashelle by State
Birth registrations for Rashelle span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Utah, Ohio. The lowest are in Washington, Texas, Florida. On average, about 27 Rashelles were registered per state.
Rashelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rashelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rashelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rashelle?
We estimate approximately 1,279 people named Rashelle 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 267,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Rashelle a common name?
Rashelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,368 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rashelle most popular?
Rashelle reached peak popularity in 1989, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rashelle is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rashelle a female name?
Rashelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rashelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rashelle Smith, Rashelle Johnson, Rashelle 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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