Girl name#685 of girl names
Rachelle
Pronounced R AH0 SH EH1 L (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1971
- 114 years in use
How popular is Rachelle?
Rachelle is a girls' name, and first appears in 1911. It has been given to 33,938 children — the 685th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 57% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1971, when 997 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R AH0 SH EH1 L
- Stress pattern:
- 01
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Rachelle
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Rachelle
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Rachelle?
- Rachelle ranks 685th among girls' names in US records, with 33,938 births since 1911. Over the past decade it accounts for 570.
- Is Rachelle a unisex name?
- No. Rachelle is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Rachelle most popular?
- 1971, when 997 children were given the name. It has been in use for 114 years and is still recorded as of 2024.