Rakel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RAH-kel
- Origin
- Hebrew
Rakel is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “ewe”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rakel mean?
Hebrew: Scandinavian form of Rachel
“ewe”
Rakel is the usual Icelandic, Swedish and Norwegian spelling of Rachel.
Is Rakel a girl's or a boy's name?
Rakel is a girls' name.
How popular is Rakel in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Rakel in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rakel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Names like Rakel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya, Aaliyah, Hadassah, Summer, Zainab, Salem, Selah, Sarai, Salma, Zaira, Rachel, Safa
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rakel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rakel, updated 20 October 2026.