Girls name
Rachel
Rachel is a girls' name given to 563,190 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1985 with 16,360 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 3rd among girls names in Maryland in 1996.
Which states favor Rachel
Rachel by state
Top states by all-time births named Rachel. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 53,603 | #478 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 42,310 | #32 (2025) |
| 3 | Texas | 39,873 | #434 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 28,248 | #198 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 27,650 | #288 (2025) |
| 6 | Illinois | 24,268 | #353 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 22,654 | #501 (2025) |
| 8 | Florida | 20,608 | #355 (2025) |
| 9 | North Carolina | 17,054 | #342 (2025) |
| 10 | New Jersey | 15,929 | #52 (2025) |
| 11 | Virginia | 15,244 | #458 (2025) |
| 12 | Georgia | 14,424 | #483 (2025) |
| 13 | Tennessee | 14,377 | #494 (2025) |
| 14 | Indiana | 14,341 | #354 (2025) |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 13,541 | #348 (2025) |
| 16 | Missouri | 12,913 | #234 (2025) |
| 17 | Minnesota | 12,613 | #393 (2025) |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 12,248 | #244 (2025) |
| 19 | Washington | 10,991 | #328 (2025) |
| 20 | Maryland | 10,472 | #200 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).