RACHEL is ranked as the 224th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 305,598.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 95.84 people named RACHEL for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named RACHEL is 506,382.
The SSA data also shows that RACHEL is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
RACHEL is
73.8% White,
10.8% Hispanic origin,
11.2% Black,
2.2% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name RACHEL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name RACHEL is included in the following name categories:
Biblical surname
Hebrew feminine given name
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Feminine given name
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name RACHEL
The state with the most people named
RACHEL is
California where
36,241 people have this name.
Maine is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named RACHEL, as
202.95 in every 100,000
Mainers
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Texas.
Maine is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
South Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name RACHEL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
6,887
53.47
99.4%
Indiana
4,693
71.13
99.1%
Iowa
3,291
105.9
99.1%
Kansas
1,835
63.2
98.0%
Michigan
11,271
113.74
99.8%
Minnesota
7,020
128.64
99.6%
Missouri
2,353
78.6
98.6%
Nebraska
841
44.7
96.6%
North Dakota
418
56.55
93.4%
Ohio
7,270
62.7
99.3%
South Dakota
371
43.53
92.8%
Wisconsin
6,411
111.36
99.5%
West States
State stats for the first name RACHEL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
446
60.53
93.6%
Arizona
4,298
63.85
98.8%
California
36,241
93.4
99.8%
Colorado
3,208
59.89
98.8%
Hawaii
1,607
113.24
99.1%
Idaho
890
54.46
96.8%
Montana
494
48.28
94.6%
Nevada
1,651
58.15
98.1%
New Mexico
1,665
79.81
97.8%
Oregon
2,638
66.43
98.6%
Utah
2,236
75.98
98.4%
Washington
8,248
116.79
99.6%
Wyoming
298
51.08
92.6%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name RACHEL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
5,612
156.04
99.5%
Maine
2,699
202.95
98.7%
Massachusetts
10,339
153.27
99.6%
New Hampshire
2,056
154.93
98.4%
New Jersey
10,601
118.61
99.6%
New York
20,680
104.73
99.8%
Pennsylvania
7,353
57.5
99.4%
Rhode Island
1,595
151.16
98.6%
Vermont
486
77.58
96.7%
South States
State stats for the first name RACHEL
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have RACHEL as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named RACHEL.
The most popular full name is RACHEL Smith.
0.87% of all the people named RACHEL
have this family name.
There are 25482 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name RACHEL