How Many People Are Named Rakel?
people named Rakel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,139,282 people in the US has this name
Based on 305 babies named Rakel in Social Security records from 1979 to 2019, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
15 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Scandinavian form of RACHEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rakel in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rakel alive today is about 24 years old, and 71% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rakel first appears in the records in 1979 and was given most often in 2002, to 15 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2019.
Babies given the name each year, 1979 to 2019
🏆 Rank History
Rakel has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #7,134, in 1999.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #7,134 (1999) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9,734 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rakel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rakel were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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