Rachel has been given to about 575,748 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1985, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Rachel ranks 250th among American girls in 2025, with 1,225 born that year. Its best year was 1985, when 16,437 babies were given the name, ranking 13th. The typical living American called Rachel is about 38 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.19% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.