Raychel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RAY-chel
- Origin
- Hebrew
Raychel is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “ewe”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Raychel mean?
Hebrew: variant of Rachel
“ewe”
A spelling of Rachel, the wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin in Genesis.
Is Raychel a girl's or a boy's name?
Raychel is a girls' name.
How popular is Raychel in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 69 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Raychel in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Raychel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5,555 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4,570 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3,778 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4,049 |
| 2006 | 34 | #4,264 |
| 2005 | 39 | #3,726 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3,942 |
| 2002 | 37 | #3,591 |
| 2001 | 53 | #2,762 |
| 2000 | 45 | #3,066 |
| 1999 | 42 | #3,096 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,970 |
| 1997 | 49 | #2,587 |
| 1996 | 66 | #2,082 |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,977 |
| 1994 | 54 | #2,376 |
| 1993 | 50 | #2,484 |
| 1992 | 52 | #2,454 |
| 1991 | 53 | #2,382 |
| 1990 | 51 | #2,397 |
| 1989 | 46 | #2,473 |
| 1988 | 45 | #2,414 |
| 1987 | 51 | #2,127 |
| 1986 | 28 | #3,201 |
| 1985 | 31 | #2,938 |
| 1984 | 27 | #3,143 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,064 |
| 1982 | 26 | #3,259 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 19 | #3,991 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
Nicknames for Raychel
Names like Raychel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rachel Jordan Abigail Hannah Rochel Riley Ryan Reagan Ariel Eden Leah Mia
Names related to Raychel
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
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, “Raychel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raychel, updated 20 October 2026.