girl's name

Rakel

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 340

Rakel is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2002, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1979.

Rakel over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

107
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Rakel by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 5
1980s 44
1990s 79
2000s 107
2010s 70

How popular is Rakel?

In 2019, Rakel was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Rakel is used

France #7,934 5 in 2022
United States #13,787 7 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rakel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rakel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rakel

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rakel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rakel

How popular is the name Rakel?

In 2019, Rakel was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Rakel a girl's or a boy's name?

Rakel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Rakel most popular?

Rakel peaked in 2002, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.