Rachele
Rachele is a name with a single cultural origin: Italian.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Rachele
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rachele is a name with a single cultural origin: Italian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Rachele
Rachele first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1919, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 125 Racheles were born — ranking #1,103 that year. As of 2026, Rachele ranks #13,446 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Racheles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rachele
Rachele is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Rachele's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #1,103. Use the chart and map above to compare Rachele's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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