Rachel is a girl name family recorded 1,010,053 times in 24 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Québec (#150 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Northern Ireland in 1997, at 1,440.4 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Raquel (Argentina).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Rachel
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel | English | 575,748 | 🇺🇸 United States | #250 | 1985 | ▼ 30 % |
| Rachel | English | 51,940 | 🇫🇷 France | #326 | 1972 | ▼ 36 % |
| Rachel | English | 19,846 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #214 | 1996 | ▼ 62 % |
| Rachel | English | 19,140 | 🏴 England & Wales | #394 | 1997 | ▼ 27 % |
| Rachel | English | 14,435 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #186 | 1998 | ▼ 77 % |
| Rachel | English | 11,587 | 🏴 Scotland | #324 | 1998 | ▼ 79 % |
| Raquel | Spanish | 50,978 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1120 | 1970 | ▼ 38 % |
| Raquel | Spanish | 49,352 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1237 | 1925 | ▼ 24 % |
| Raquel | Spanish | 10,604 | 🇪🇸 Spain | – | 2002 | – |
| Raquel | Spanish | 2,864 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1940 | – |
| Raquel | Spanish | 2,187 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #348 | 1997 | ▼ 23 % |
| Raquel | Spanish | 1,060 | 🇫🇷 France | #1909 | 1976 | ▲ 88 % |
| Rachael | English | 82,650 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4987 | 1987 | ▼ 84 % |
| Rachael | English | 4,708 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3705 | 1996 | ▼ 70 % |
| Rachael | English | 4,619 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1974 | – |
| Rachael | English | 4,109 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1991 | – |
| Rachael | English | 2,512 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1996 | – |
| Rachael | English | 2,245 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1991 | – |
| Rachelle | English | 33,970 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3342 | 1973 | ▼ 46 % |
| Rachelle | English | 5,590 | 🇫🇷 France | #2218 | 1902 | ▼ 53 % |
| Rachelle | English | 2,114 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1980 | – |
| Rachelle | English | 685 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1989 | – |
| Rachelle | English | 566 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | – | 1989 | – |
| Rachelle | English | 540 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1997 | – |
| Rachele | Italian | 4,476 | 🇮🇹 Italy | – | 2016 | – |
| Rachele | Italian | 3,316 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1984 | – |
| Rachele | Italian | 795 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1971 | – |
| Rachele | Italian | 71 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2000 | – |
| Rachele | Italian | 36 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1991 | – |
| Rachele | Italian | 20 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2002 | – |
| Racquel | English | 4,767 | 🇺🇸 United States | #14942 | 1970 | ▼ 63 % |
| Racquel | English | 38 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1995 | – |
| Rachell | English | 3,976 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4546 | 1982 | ▲ 11 % |
| Raquelle | English | 844 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8860 | 1994 | ▼ 20 % |
| Rakel | Swedish | 373 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #421 | 2019 | ▲ 73 % |
| Rakel | Swedish | 305 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2002 | – |
| Rakel | Swedish | 35 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2022 | – |
| Rakel | Swedish | 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1988 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Rachel ↔ Raquel — checked by hand
- Rachel ↔ Rachele — checked by hand
- Rachel ↔ Rachael — spelling variant
- Rachel ↔ Racquel — spelling variant
- Rachel ↔ Rachell — spelling variant
- Rachel ↔ Rakel — spelling variant
- Rachelle ↔ Rachele — spelling variant
- Rachelle ↔ Raquelle — spelling variant
Questions about Rachel
How popular is the name Rachel?
In 2025 it ranked #150 in Québec. Official registers record 1,010,053 births across 24 countries.
What is Rachel in other languages?
Raquel (Spanish); Rachael (English); Rachelle (English); Rachele (Italian); Racquel (English); Rachell (English); Raquelle (English); Rakel (Swedish).
When was Rachel most popular?
It peaked in Northern Ireland in 1997, at 1,440.4 births per 100,000.
Is Rachel a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Rachel is a girl name.