How Many People Are Named Rechel?
An estimated 242 people in the United States have the first name Rechel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Rechel peaked in popularity in 2021 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rechel 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 Rechel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
242
About 1 in 1,416,340 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2021
19 births
Total Registered
248
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rechel
Rechel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 248 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rechel as a female name
Ranked #9,399 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (19 births)
Rechel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rechel span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 64 babies were registered. Rechel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rechel by Decade
How has Rechel 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.
Rechel by State
Rechel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rechel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rechel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rechel?
We estimate approximately 242 people named Rechel 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 1,416,340 Americans share this first name.
Is Rechel a common name?
Rechel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 248 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rechel most popular?
Rechel reached peak popularity in 2021, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rechel is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rechel a female name?
Rechel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rechel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rechel Smith, Rechel Johnson, Rechel 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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