🔥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.

Rachel Rank in US Top 1000

# 255 in the US

Rachel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 323 on Nameberry

Rachel Popularity

• 255 US 2023
• 323 Nameberry 2024
• 157 Canada 2023
• 370 England 2021
• 92 Scotland 2017
• 97 Ireland 2019
• 357 Germany 2016
• 12 Israel 2023

20 Names Similar to Rachel

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• Rebecca
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• Julia
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• Natalie
• Emily
• Ruth
• Nicole
• Victoria
• Elizabeth
• Joanna
• Kate
• Daniel

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