Rachael

How popular is Rachael in the UK?

Rank in 2025

3,776th among girls

Babies in 2025

6 about 1 in 46,000 girls

Five-year trend

Falling fast down 68% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Rachael, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,587th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 951 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Rachael since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Rachael in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 127 girls in the UK were given Rachael or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #376, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.

• Rachel 121
• Rachael 6

Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1974 (#59), 1984 (#48) and 1994 (#65).

How popular is Rachael in the US?

Rank in 2025

4,986th among girls

Babies in 2025

26 about 1 in 62,000 girls

Five-year trend

Falling down 53% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 26 girls in the US were named Rachael, making it the 4,986th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,597th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 3,028 girls.

2025 had fewer girls named Rachael than any year since 1909.

Half of all the girls named Rachael in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,296 girls in the US were given Rachael or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #267, up from #4,986 for this spelling alone.

• Rachel 1,225
• Rachell 30
• Rachael 26
• Rechel 9
• Racheal 6