Rachel

Meaning and origin of Rachel

Popularity of Rachel in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1972.
• Over recent years, Rachel has been stable (−2.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Rachel every 14 schools, all spellings combined.

Rachel in English-speaking countries

Rachel ranks 163^rd in Ontario (Canada), 176^th in Ireland and 208^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 306^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  176^th girls’ name80 babies in 3 years1 girl in 811−10.8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  163^rd girls’ name190 babies in 3 years1 girl in 813−10.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  208^th girls’ name48 babies in 3 years1 girl in 827

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  249^th girls’ name19 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,185

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  250^th girls’ name3,741 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,292−2.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  328^th girls’ name32 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,699

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  417^th girls’ name21 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,999

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  398^th girls’ name317 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,422−3.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Rachelle (in French)55
• Rachèle5
• Racheleabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Rachel

• Axelle
• Abby
• Lia
• Hannah
• Anouk
• Maddie
• Evy
• Carmen
• Ninon
• Gaby
• Sara
• Mady

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin