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Rachel

Girl Hebrew #254 in 2023

Rachel is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Rachel

Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob. from Ῥαχήλ, from רָחֵל.

Popularity of Rachel

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,223 births in 2023

1880 2023

571,410 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1985

16,438 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Supplanter; one who follows

Very popular since the Middle Ages

Boy · Germanic

Bright fame; from 'hrod' (fame) and 'beraht' (bright)

Who is like God? A rhetorical name honoring the archangel

Bitter; beloved; wished-for child

Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel

Boy · Germanic languages

From Rycharde, from Richard, from Richardus and Ricohardus, from Rīkahard, from Rīkaharduz, a construction Cognate with t=Richard

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.