Rahel
Girl · RAH-hel · Hebrew
Rahel is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “ewe”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Rahel mean?
Hebrew: German, Ethiopian and Eritrean form of Rachel
“ewe”
Rachel was the beloved wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin in the Book of Genesis.
- Say it
- RAH-hel
Is Rahel a girl's or a boy's name?
Rahel is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rahel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Rahel, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rahel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Rahel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Rahel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,883among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Rahel, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 1996, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Rahel in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rahel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
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