Rachael

Girl name

Rachael has been given to 82,650 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1990.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

82,650

Peak year

1990 (3,035 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -86%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Rachael Leigh Cook

American actress and model

Rachael Taylor

Australian actress and model

Rachael Harris

American actress and comedian

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Rachael.

82,468 babies since 1958

82,440 babies since 1965

77,759 babies since 1905

75,915 babies since 1883

75,376 babies since 1946

74,343 babies since 1912

91,371 babies since 1880

73,863 babies since 1937

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