Baby name
FADING
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Rachel
/RAY · chul/
Meaning
“Ewe”
From Hebrew 'Rahel' meaning ewe or female sheep, Biblical name borne by Jacob's beloved wife.
Nicknames
rach · ray
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Rachel has maintained solid top-30 presence in English-speaking nations since the 1980s.
The cultural moment.
North America experienced Rachel peak in 1980s-1990s, sustaining top 20 through 2010s, now declining moderately but remaining established classic.