Rachal

RA-chuhl /ˈɹætʃəl/
girl 2 syllables fading

Rachal is a rare variant of Rachel that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Rachal is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2008. Rachal was first reported in SSA data in 1925 and peaked in 1986 (59 births).

About the name Rachal

PronunciationRA-chuhl /ˈɹætʃəl/
59peak births 1986
1925first in SSA data

Names similar to Rachal

How popular is Rachal?

Girls named Rachal
192519401960198020002008
Girls named Rachal per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1925–2008 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2008) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Rachal total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200855#19,769
200777#15,112
200588#12,743
20041010#10,510
20031010#10,256
20021717#6,625
20011717#6,554
20001616#6,729
19993030#3,944
19982020#5,302
199732—#3,603
199635—#3,347
199529—#3,752
199433—#3,422
199336—#3,205
199246—#2,673
199148—#2,580
199051—#2,427
198940—#2,800
198854—#2,147
198739—#2,605
198659—#1,905
198555—#1,993
198453—#1,952
198339—#2,416
198255—#1,942
198147—#2,183
198042—#2,332
197946—#2,175
197834—#2,551
197734—#2,545
197631—#2,587
197541—#2,124
197425—#2,891
197324—#2,890
197212—#4,721
197124—#2,927
197021—#3,178
196921—#2,987
196813—#3,945
196718—#3,041
196610—#4,406
19629—#4,787
19596—#6,062
19575—#6,806
19556—#5,687
19445—#5,094
19255—#5,613