Rachelle
Rachelle was the 3375th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 259th; the most babies were born in 1971 (997). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,303 places. More babies were named Rachelle in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Rachel; "ewe" · French, Hebrew
Say it ruh-SHEL /rəˈʃɛl/
- Rank in 2025
- #3,375 girls, up 157 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1971997 babies
- Total since 1880
- 33,970babies recorded
What does the name Rachelle mean?
Rachelle is a 20th-century variant of Rachel, either taken from the French Rachelle or made independently in English, according to Wiktionary. Rachel is the Hebrew Raḥel, "ewe", the name of Jacob's beloved wife in Genesis (introduced in Genesis 29:6). DMNES notes that Rachel came into wider Christian use with the Reformation. Rachelle was most popular in the US in the 1970s and 1980s.
רָחֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “Raḥel, ewe”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Rachel, Rachael, Raquel, Shelley.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rachelle', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Rachel', DMNES (Durham University)
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 29:6, JPS Tanakh (Gender-Sensitive Edition) via Sefaria, Sefaria
Rachelle popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 37 since 1969.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,375 | 46 |
| 2020 | #3,532 | 43 |
| 2010 | #1,710 | 123 |
| 2000 | #804 | 283 |
| 1990 | #330 | 835 |
| 1980 | #265 | 949 |
| 1970 | #294 | 989 |
| 1960 | #570 | 298 |
| 1950 | #830 | 111 |
| 1940 | #1,368 | 31 |
| 1930 | #2,815 | 11 |
| 1920 | #1,744 | 24 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rachelle, counting every spelling?
Rachelle has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rachelle?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rachelle (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rachelle born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rachelle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rachelle?
About 31,400 people born in the US named Rachelle are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 36 and 55. That makes Rachelle mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Rachelle by state
How common Rachelle was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.0×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rachelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rachelle, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Rachelle · Sibling names for Rachelle
Questions about the name Rachelle
What does Rachelle mean?
Rachelle means “variant of Rachel; "ewe"” (French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Rachelle?
Rachelle was the 3375th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 259th; the most babies were born in 1971 (997). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,303 places. More babies were named Rachelle in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Rachelle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rachelle in the US.
Where is Rachelle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rachelle was most common in Pennsylvania (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Florida.