How Many People Are Named Rahel?
people named Rahel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 678,144 people in the US has this name
Based on 511 babies named Rahel in Social Security records from 1971 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
23 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Hungarian form of RACHEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rahel in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rahel alive today is about 22 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rahel first appears in the records in 1971 and was given most often in 1996, to 23 babies. In 2025, 13 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1971 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rahel has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,542, in 1996. In 2025 it ranked #8,236.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,236 |
| Best rank | #4,542 (1996) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,262 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rahel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rahel were born in California than in any other state: about 21 of those alive today.
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