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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Rachal

Rachal was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1905th with 59 babies. More babies were named Rachal in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
198659 babies
Total since 1880
1,323babies recorded

Rachal popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#6,72916
1990#2,42751
1980#2,33242
1970#3,17821
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Rachal, counting every spelling?

Rachal has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Rachal?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Rachal are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 34 and 47. That makes Rachal mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Rachal by state

How common Rachal was among girls born in each state in 1984–1988, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (6.3×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesLA0.19Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Rachal, girls, 1984–1988. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Rachal: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rachal, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Rachal

How popular is the name Rachal?

Rachal was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1905th with 59 babies. More babies were named Rachal in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Rachal a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,323 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Rachal most popular?

In 1984–1988, Rachal was most common in Louisiana (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.