Is Rachael a boy or girl name?
Rachael is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 0 boys were named Rachael, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 82,621 US babies named Rachael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,935
- Babies named Rachael since 1880
- 82,621
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 3,035 babies
Boys and girls named Rachael, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 113 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 185 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 254 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 932 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 962 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 522 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 726 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,249 | 100% |
| 1960s | 6 | 3,049 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 39 | 12,723 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 118 | 25,670 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 12 | 24,514 | 100% |
| 2000s | 6 | 9,144 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,138 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 259 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,935 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,966 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,355 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,619 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,283 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,794 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,798 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,424 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,299 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,172 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,024 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 296 | #895 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 321 | #826 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 409 | #699 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 491 | #615 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 658 | #481 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 834 | #393 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 814 | #393 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 797 | #392 |
| 2004 | 6 | #11,005 | 845 | #369 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 971 | #320 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,041 | #300 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,304 | #244 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,389 | #228 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,654 | #187 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,744 | #170 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 2,039 | #154 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 2,485 | #128 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 2,606 | #120 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 2,552 | #124 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,816 | 2,746 | #117 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 2,745 | #123 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 2,915 | #114 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,982 | 3,028 | #111 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,579 | 2,833 | #109 |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,116 | 2,831 | #100 |
| 1987 | 17 | #3,043 | 2,833 | #98 |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,061 | 2,699 | #103 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,602 | 2,761 | #100 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,462 | 2,652 | #103 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,570 | 2,410 | #123 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,246 | 2,473 | #120 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,795 | 2,131 | #132 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,565 | 2,047 | #142 |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,010 | 1,853 | #151 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,596 | 1,694 | #162 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,611 | 1,486 | #185 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,442 | 1,438 | #177 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,665 | 1,376 | #185 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,805 | 1,188 | #215 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 972 | #258 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 980 | #269 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 850 | #312 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 886 | #313 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 726 | #333 |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,023 | 483 | #433 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 446 | #448 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 262 | #584 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 217 | #668 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 201 | #734 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 195 | #736 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 180 | #779 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 189 | #757 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 150 | #850 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 141 | #870 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 180 | #745 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 122 | #935 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 121 | #921 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 115 | #920 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 148 | #771 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 143 | #766 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 98 | #944 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 93 | #966 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 88 | #969 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 101 | #875 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 85 | #946 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,007 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 75 | #968 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,057 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 69 | #933 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,026 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 70 | #944 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 65 | #915 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 67 | #875 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 60 | #916 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 61 | #910 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 55 | #938 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,000 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 50 | #981 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,017 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 50 | #983 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 52 | #988 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,255 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 65 | #907 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 57 | #958 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 67 | #901 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 86 | #785 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 92 | #755 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 83 | #818 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 96 | #764 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 103 | #720 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 115 | #681 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 144 | #607 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 119 | #664 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 118 | #640 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 139 | #605 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 145 | #564 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 160 | #517 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 96 | #672 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 67 | #709 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 60 | #672 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 59 | #657 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 43 | #664 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 45 | #634 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 21 | #902 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 23 | #824 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 21 | #831 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 28 | #698 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 23 | #774 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 24 | #723 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 32 | #587 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 19 | #815 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 19 | #762 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 44 | #513 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 22 | #676 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 19 | #786 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 18 | #757 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 19 | #748 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 26 | #603 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 21 | #659 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 16 | #761 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 19 | #679 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 17 | #660 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,080 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 16 | #655 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 18 | #607 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 13 | #655 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 14 | #630 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 8 | #834 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 7 | #910 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 9 | #683 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 8 | #726 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 8 | #667 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 12 | #514 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rachael reached #3,043 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #98 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rachael
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.