Raschel
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Meaning & Origin of Raschel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Polypropylene raffia, or PP raffia is a packaging material made from weaving ribbons of oriented polypropylene. It is named after the raffia palm, which the packaging emulates to some extent. Polypropylene raffia is considered to be a "widely used material for atmospheric capture".
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The Story of Raschel
Raschel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 8 Raschels were born — ranking #7,987 that year. As of 2026, Raschel ranks #8,761 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 51 Raschels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Raschel
Raschel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 51 births in the dataset. Raschel's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #7,987. Use the chart and map above to compare Raschel'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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