Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- ewe, female sheep
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rahel
Pronunciation
ra-hel
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #4450, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7885, 13 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #3226, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #3015, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 6 |
| 2024 | – | 8 |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | 4 |
| 2020 | – | 4 |
| 2019 | – | 3 |
| 2018 | – | 3 |
| 2017 | – | 4 |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #4222, 4 births); most recent 2021 (rank #4981, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #2656, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2962, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 8 |
| 2022 | – | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | – | 3 |
| 2019 | – | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | – | 6 |
| 2016 | – | 6 |
| 2015 | – | 6 |
| 2014 | – | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence