Is Rachel a boy or girl name?
Rachel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,285 girls and 0 boys were named Rachel, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 574,486 US babies named Rachel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #247
- Babies named Rachel since 1880
- 574,486
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 16,438 babies
Boys and girls named Rachel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 2,128 | 100% |
| 1890s | 5 | 3,279 | 99.8% |
| 1900s | 5 | 3,974 | 99.9% |
| 1910s | 44 | 10,482 | 99.6% |
| 1920s | 75 | 14,199 | 99.5% |
| 1930s | 98 | 12,268 | 99.2% |
| 1940s | 55 | 13,409 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 74 | 16,776 | 99.6% |
| 1960s | 86 | 26,794 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 291 | 77,750 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 661 | 146,678 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 260 | 149,164 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 120 | 68,382 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 17 | 21,067 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6,345 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,285 | #247 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,223 | #254 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,261 | #241 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,271 | #239 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,305 | #226 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,547 | #191 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,636 | 1,558 | #198 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,622 | #191 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,883 | #171 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,938 | #167 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,565 | 2,090 | #155 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 2,324 | #137 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,495 | 2,418 | #131 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 2,664 | #115 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 3,023 | #99 |
| 2009 | 5 | #14,001 | 3,588 | #89 |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,118 | 4,086 | #74 |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,625 | 4,838 | #59 |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,387 | 5,546 | #48 |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,131 | 6,223 | #38 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,999 | 6,920 | #34 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,482 | 7,996 | #28 |
| 2002 | 15 | #5,081 | 8,943 | #24 |
| 2001 | 8 | #8,129 | 9,555 | #24 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,828 | 10,687 | #21 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,292 | 11,631 | #19 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,968 | 12,210 | #15 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,244 | 13,798 | #13 |
| 1996 | 25 | #3,001 | 16,120 | #9 |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,672 | 16,047 | #12 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,921 | 15,492 | #13 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,761 | 15,973 | #14 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,728 | 15,840 | #16 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,281 | 16,343 | #14 |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,932 | 15,710 | #16 |
| 1989 | 106 | #996 | 15,357 | #18 |
| 1988 | 62 | #1,317 | 15,348 | #19 |
| 1987 | 63 | #1,229 | 15,644 | #17 |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,315 | 15,456 | #15 |
| 1985 | 77 | #1,054 | 16,361 | #13 |
| 1984 | 83 | #981 | 15,838 | #15 |
| 1983 | 43 | #1,466 | 14,592 | #20 |
| 1982 | 64 | #1,144 | 13,873 | #21 |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,324 | 12,590 | #22 |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,223 | 11,619 | #23 |
| 1979 | 41 | #1,484 | 10,229 | #27 |
| 1978 | 38 | #1,529 | 9,802 | #25 |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,505 | 8,975 | #26 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,815 | 8,454 | #23 |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,049 | 8,228 | #26 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,493 | 7,399 | #36 |
| 1973 | 21 | #2,020 | 6,103 | #42 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,509 | 6,417 | #40 |
| 1971 | 32 | #1,551 | 6,113 | #54 |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,042 | 6,030 | #58 |
| 1969 | 18 | #2,033 | 5,242 | #69 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,693 | 3,726 | #92 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,443 | 3,314 | #105 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,182 | 2,277 | #154 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,439 | 2,012 | #175 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,931 | 2,260 | #173 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,483 | 2,178 | #179 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,553 | 1,939 | #194 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,588 | 2,054 | #186 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,792 | #198 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,520 | 1,744 | #201 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,841 | 1,663 | #201 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,485 | 1,821 | #194 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,919 | 1,672 | #197 |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,290 | 1,802 | #185 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,239 | 1,806 | #182 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,860 | 1,780 | #175 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,474 | 1,599 | #185 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,292 | 1,435 | #202 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,454 | #189 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,618 | 1,437 | #191 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,388 | #195 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,447 | #190 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,234 | #196 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,936 | 1,207 | #174 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 1,250 | #172 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,917 | 1,371 | #170 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,494 | 1,427 | #163 |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,740 | 1,384 | #159 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,067 | 1,264 | #166 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,579 | 1,345 | #160 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,608 | 1,279 | #165 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,173 | 1,229 | #163 |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,713 | 1,208 | #163 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,363 | 1,198 | #164 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,097 | 1,181 | #163 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,506 | 1,142 | #161 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,438 | 1,254 | #156 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 1,171 | #161 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,909 | 1,261 | #164 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,563 | 1,214 | #167 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,302 | 1,180 | #177 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,704 | 1,286 | #169 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,320 | 1,389 | #165 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,332 | 1,439 | #165 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 1,600 | #157 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,750 | 1,483 | #160 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,959 | 1,541 | #154 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,939 | 1,583 | #152 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,428 | 1,484 | #156 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,321 | 1,488 | #150 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,073 | 1,542 | #148 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,445 | 1,339 | #157 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,129 | 1,328 | #153 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,326 | 1,205 | #156 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,639 | 975 | #151 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 827 | #145 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 703 | #151 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 537 | #150 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,789 | 538 | #151 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 462 | #154 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 425 | #159 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 420 | #154 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 366 | #158 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 421 | #143 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 356 | #152 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 383 | #142 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 393 | #141 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 369 | #135 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,460 | 379 | #153 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,171 | 324 | #145 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 367 | #138 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 297 | #154 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 348 | #137 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 351 | #130 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 317 | #136 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 321 | #134 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 369 | #122 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 267 | #134 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 318 | #124 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 266 | #134 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 281 | #129 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 226 | #126 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 213 | #130 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 212 | #122 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 230 | #115 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 174 | #121 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 203 | #109 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 157 | #114 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 166 | #109 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rachel reached #981 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #9 in 1996. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rachel
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.