girl's name
Rechel
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 257
Rechel is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Rechel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 15 |
| 1980s | 24 |
| 1990s | 32 |
| 2000s | 50 |
| 2010s | 57 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 73 |
How popular is Rechel?
In 2025, Rechel was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Rechel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rechel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rechel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rechel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rechel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rechel
How popular is the name Rechel?
In 2025, Rechel was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Rechel a girl's or a boy's name?
Rechel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Rechel most popular?
Rechel peaked in 2021, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rechel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rechel currently ranks #10,768 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.