Rachael

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Rachel is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of Israelite patriarch Jacob.

From Wikipedia

Rachael first appears in the data in 1970 and has been recorded in 37 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1974 with 302 babies (rank #47 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rachael

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rachael yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

6,864
Total babies (all years)
37
Years in the data
302
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1970162#81
1971225#63
1972252#57
1973272#53
1974302#47
1975232#56
1976211#58
1977206#60
1978206#57
1979181#66
1980217#51
1981196#64
1982199#61
1983218#54
1984212#56
1985211#54
1986207#57
1987222#52
1988220#53
1989212#55
1990238#46
1991269#38
1992262#39
1993259#44
1994240#47
1995243#51
1996187#65
1997203#60
1998184#65
1999155#74
2000135#84
200176#100
200344#115
20141#2,368
20153#519
20161#2,328
20171#2,306