Rachael · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Rachael, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	132
1881	87
1882	74
1883	80
1884	54
1885	60
1886	97
1887	89
1888	101
1889	90
1890	42
1891	92
1892	89
1893	75
1894	94
1895	111
1896	80
1897	77
1898	73
1899	94
1900	147
1901	79
1902	72
1903	122
1904	87
1905	79
1906	95
1907	66
1908	69
1909	60
1910	113
1911	103
1912	106
1913	96
1914	88
1915	98
1916	153
1917	134
1918	120
1919	104
1920	99
1921	117
1922	96
1923	85
1924	77
1925	68
1926	78
1927	72
1928	58
1929	51
1930	58
1931	32
1932	49
1933	50
1934	45
1935	48
1936	46
1937	52
1938	55
1939	55
1940	59
1941	54
1942	52
1943	44
1944	52
1945	42
1946	48
1947	44
1948	50
1949	59
1950	51
1951	52
1952	53
1953	76
1954	76
1955	59
1956	60
1957	60
1958	89
1959	70
1960	74
1961	94
1962	92
1963	101
1964	106
1965	123
1966	155
1967	270
1968	294
1969	430
1970	507
1971	511
1972	644
1973	667
1974	810
1975	944
1976	982
1977	970
1978	1,106
1979	1,154
1980	1,233
1981	1,278
1982	1,460
1983	1,443
1984	1,575
1985	1,604
1986	1,573
1987	1,629
1988	1,590
1989	1,537
1990	1,595
1991	1,555
1992	1,489
1993	1,518
1994	1,430
1995	1,482
1996	1,418
1997	1,171
1998	987
1999	932
2000	765
2001	724
2002	579
2003	531
2004	460
2005	431
2006	428
2007	434
2008	348
2009	267
2010	231
2011	182
2012	168
2013	139
2014	118
2015	104
2016	92
2017	67
2018	67
2019	48
2020	40
2021	32
2022	29
2023	36
2024	23
2025	16

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Rachael isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Rachael

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 26
Rank in 2025: #4,987
How rare: 1 in 61,817 girls
Since 1880: 82,469

Most popular in 1987, at 1,629 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 84% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.