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Rachelle

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rachelle: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Dutch pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Marcel Coenders. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2021

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2021, ranging from #848 to #5785.19982002200620102021#848#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#848
1997#926
1998#995
1999#1261
2000#1475
2001#3262
2002#1372
2003#1472
2004#2278
2005#2682
2006#3116
2007#2410
2008#4524
2009#2759
2010#2843
2011#5785
2013#4050
2014#5691
2021#5581

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 6 of the 27 years from 1983 to 2009.

In 2009: #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2759 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1972–2021 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1983

    First recorded at #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #5581 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1972 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #100 in New Zealand in 1972.

Rachelle's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#40505HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#28438HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#27598HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#45244HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#24109HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#31166HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#26827HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#22788HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#147214HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#137214HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#147512HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#126115HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#99521HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#92623HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#84826HighVerified
1972New Zealandfemale#10064HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#3483HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#4964HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#4714HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#3936HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#5213HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#5293HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rachelle is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Rachelle, between 1972 and 2021, in 23 of those 50 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1972New Zealand: highest position in 1972Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1991England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: highest position in 200019722021
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand19721#100 in 1972
Republic of Ireland1983–20096#393 in 1991
England and Wales1996–202119#848 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–20002#348 in 2000

Its high point came 28 years earlier in New Zealand (1972) than in Northern Ireland (2000).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 1972; it appears again in 1983.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Rachelle

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1972–2021.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1972 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #100 in New Zealand in 1972. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.