How Many People Are Named Raychel?
An estimated 1,467 people in the United States have the first name Raychel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Raychel peaked in popularity in 1995 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raychel 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 Raychel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,467
About 1 in 233,643 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1995
69 births
Total Registered
1,520
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raychel
Raychel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,520 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Raychel as a female name
Ranked #11,883 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (69 births)
Raychel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raychel span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 529 babies were registered. Raychel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raychel by Decade
How has Raychel 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.
Raychel by State
Birth registrations for Raychel span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia. On average, about 23 Raychels were registered per state.
Raychel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raychel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Raychel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raychel?
We estimate approximately 1,467 people named Raychel 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 233,643 Americans share this first name.
Is Raychel a common name?
Raychel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,520 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raychel most popular?
Raychel reached peak popularity in 1995, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raychel is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raychel a female name?
Raychel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raychel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raychel Smith, Raychel Johnson, Raychel 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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