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 1991 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 214 babies (rank #162 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

2,721
Total babies (all years)
33
Years in the data
214
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
1991162#207
1992155#218
1993161#199
1994140#200
1995173#194
1996214#162
1997152#203
1998141#209
1999118#244
2000120#238
2001119#241
200279#344
200389#329
200478#371
200582#358
2006100#312
200798#319
200898#334
200981#386
201056#526
201146#631
201242#683
201341#692
201439#720
201530#896
201623#1,120
201717#1,424
201817#1,405
201914#1,667
202014#1,632
20217#2,865
20229#2,277
20236#3,319