Rachelle comes from the Hebrew / French tradition, meaning Ewe, innocent as a lamb.
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How popular is Rachelle?
1971peak year
Rachelle first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1911. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1971, 997 babies received the name (ranked #285). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3046), with roughly 57 babies named Rachelle each year. Rachelle has been declining in recent years. In total, around 33,919 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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