People with the first name Rachael
75,096
About 1 in 4,414 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Rachael?
Rachael was the #692 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#692
More common than 98.7% of listed first names
Peak year
1990
3,035 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
26
#8,655 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 4,414
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.1% male99.9% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Rachael across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Rachael reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1990, with 3,035 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 26 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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