🔥Rachel

Hebrew
"ewe"

Rachel Origin and Meaning

The name Rachel is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "ewe".

Rachel was derived from the Hebrew word rāchēl, meaning "ewe." In the Old Testament, Rachel was the favorite wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. International variations include the Spanish Raquel and Israeli Rahel.

Delicacy, softness, and Old Testament importance made Rachel a top biblical choice from the seventies on. At a much earlier time Rachel was considered characteristically Jewish—it wasn't used as a Christian name until after the Reformation—but the fact that it has reached as high as the Top 10 in this country demonstrates that it has been fully embraced by parents of all backgrounds. While off its peak, Rachel is still one of the most popular girls' names starting with R as well as one of the most classic names for girls.

Rachel was a US First Lady name, via the wife of Andrew Jackson, and current prominent bearers include Rachels Weisz, Dratch, McAdams, Griffiths, Maddow, Roy, and Zoe. A major influence on the name was Jennifer Aniston's iconic character on Friends; other fictional Rachels were found in the Anne of Green Gables and Percy Jackson series, and on Glee.

# 255 in the US

Rachel Rank in US Top 1000

# 324 on Nameberry

Rachel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Rachel Popularity

Famous People Named Rachel

  • Rachel
    Biblical second wife of Jacob
  • Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson
    wife of U.S. President Andrew Jackson
  • Rachel Leah Bloom
    American actress and comedienne
  • Rachel Sarah Bilson
    American actress
  • Rachel Hannah Weisz
    English actress
  • Rachel Susan Dratch
    American comedian and actress
  • Rachel Held Evans
    American author, blogger, and columnist
  • Rachel Louise Carson
    American environmentalist and scientist
  • Rachel Marie Parsons
    American ice dancer
  • Rachel Lauren Stevens
    English pop singer of group S Club
  • Rachel Kelly Crow
    American pop singer
  • Rachel Anne McAdams
    Canadian actress
  • Rachel Anne Griffiths
    Australian actress
  • Rachel Anne Maddow
    American TV journalist
  • Rachel Emily Nichols
    American actress
  • Rachel Michele Nichols
    American TV journalist
  • (Rachel) Meghan Markle
    Duchess of Sussex, former American actress
  • Rachel Ticotin
    American actress
  • Rachel Anna Korine
    American actress
  • Rachel Khoo
    English celebrity chef
  • Rachel McQuillan
    Australian tennis player
  • Rachel Vincent
    American novelist
  • Rachel India True
    American actress
  • Rachel York
    American actress and singer
  • Rachel Amanda Harris
    Australian Olympic swimmer
  • Rachel Kushner
    American novelist
  • Rachel Hunter
    New Zealand model
  • Rachel Clare Hurd
    Wood, English actress
  • Rachel Renee Smith
    Miss USA 2007
  • Rachel Williams
    American model
  • Rachel Claire Ward
    English actress
  • Rachel Lindsey Potter
    American actress/singer
  • Rachel Platten
    American singer,songwriter
  • Rachel Isadora
    American children's author
  • Rachel Irene Roy
    American fashion designer
  • Rachel Uchitel
    mistress of golfer Tiger Woods
  • Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman
    English composer
  • Rachel Gibson
    American novelist
  • Rachel Feinstein
    American actress/comedian
  • Rachel Reynolds
    American TV model
  • Rachel Hunt
    Australian author
  • Rachel Elizabeth Boston
    American actress
  • Rachel Zoe (Rosenzweig)
    American fashion stylist and designer
  • Rachel Ashwell
    English author
  • Rachel Skarsten
    Canadian actress
  • Rachel Shelley
    English actress
  • Rachel Riley
    English television presenter
  • Rachel Sutherland
    sister of Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland
  • Evan Rachel Wood
    American actress
  • Rachel Louise Corsie
    Scottish football player
  • Rachel Ann Daly
    English soccer player
  • Rachel House
    New Zealand actress and acting coach
  • Rachel "Bunny" Meyer
    American YouTuber of grav3yardgirl
  • Rachel Yoshizuki
    American YouTuber of "Rachel and Jun"
  • Rachel Roberts (b. 1978) Canadian Model & Actress
    played the part of Simone in the 2002 film "Simone"

Rachel in Pop Culture

  • Rachel Bailey
    a police officer and titular character in the British drama "Scott & Bailey", played by Suranne Jones
  • Rachel Karen Green
    character on TV's "Friends"
  • Rachel Menken
    character in "Mad Men" TV series
  • Rachel Watson
    main character in book/film "The Girl on the Train"
  • Rachel Zane
    character on TV's "Suits"
  • Rachel Berry
    main character TV's "Glee"
  • Rachel Dawes
    character in the Batman series
  • Rachel Phantomhive
    character in anime/manga "Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler"
  • Rachel Kinski
    character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
  • Rachel Virginia Gatina
    character on TV's "One Tree Hill"
  • Rachel Lynde
    character in the Anne of Green Gables series
  • Rachel Elizabeth Dare
    character in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Heroes of Olympus series
  • Rachel Witchburn
    character in "Sydney White"
  • Rachel Anne Summers aka Marvel Girl
    Marvel Comics character
  • Rachel
    character in "Rainbow Magic" children's book series
  • Rachel Adams
    character in "Defiance", from C. J. Redwine
  • Lady Rachel Rougedragon
    "a meagre old Scotch lady" in Sir Walter Scott's 1824 novel "Redgauntlet"
  • Rachel Tice
    character in the YouTube series "Most Popular Girls in School"
  • Rachel Pirzad
    character on TV's "Alphas"
  • Rachel Sangalletti Ashley
    main character in "My Cousin Rachel" by Daphne du Maurier and 1952 movie
  • Rachel Noyes
    main character "The Rachel Papers" by Martin Amis and 1989 movie
  • Rachel Cameron
    main character in 1968 movie "Rachel, Rachel"
  • Rachel Joy Cuddy
    a character on "House, M.D."
  • Rachel Roth
    alias to DC Comic superhero Raven from the "Teen Titans"
  • Rachel Keller
    character from horror movie "The Ring"
  • Rachel Duncan
    character on TV's "Orphan Black"
  • Rachel Denman
    character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
  • Rachel T. McKenzie aka Numbuh 362
    a character on animated series "Codename: Kids Next Door"
  • Rachel Diaz
    character on TV's "Stuck in the Middle"
  • Rachel Murray
    a character on MTV's "Scream"
  • Rachel
    a main character from the film "Imagine Me and You"
  • Rachel Pidgley
    a character from webcomic "The Glass Scientists"
  • Rachel Davis
    character on TV's "Famous in Love"
  • Rachel Alvi
    character in "Sims" series
  • "Rachel Getting Married
    " 2008 movie
  • Rachel Goldberg
    character on TV's UnREAL
  • Rachel
    a Reuben sandwich with turkey
  • Rachel Ferrier
    character in 2005 film "War of the Worlds"
  • Rachel Garrett
    character in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Yesterday's Enterprise" Rachel Garrett was the Captain of the Enterprise,C