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Rahel

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

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #3015 to #5876.200320072011201720202025#3015#5876
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#3795
2003#4373
2005#4798
2006#4157
2007#5201
2009#5556
2010#4688
2011#5785
2012#5876
2015#5730
2017#4763
2018#5666
2019#5591
2020#4535
2021#4634
2024#3015
2025#3705

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 25 of the 43 years from 1972 to 2014.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1972–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1972

    First recorded at #621 among girls in Norway in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1972–2014

    Highest recorded position: #342 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1972–2014).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1972 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #342 in Norway in 1995.

Rahel'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
2025England and Walesfemale#37056HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#30158HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#46344HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#57303HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#46884HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#32275HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#47983HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5365HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#6354HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5276HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#6294HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#34212HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#5945HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#41810HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#5676HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#42010HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#5008HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#6874HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#4659HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#41610HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#6764HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#37112HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#4977HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#5097HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#6474HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#4518HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#5695HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#4747HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#6184HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#5196HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#4328HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#6214HighVerified

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

Where Rahel is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Rahel, between 1972 and 2025, in 42 of those 54 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.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: highest position in 1995England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 202419722025
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
Norway1972–201425#342 in 1995
England and Wales1996–202517#3015 in 2024

Its high point came 29 years earlier in Norway (1995) than in England and Wales (2024).

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

What is known about Rahel

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1972–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

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 2 regions, from 1972 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #342 in Norway in 1995. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.