What does Rachel mean?

Rachel means "ewe"

How do we pronounce Rachel?

Rachel \rac-hel, ra-ch-el\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Rachel can also be used as a name boy name origin, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced REYCHahL in English or Rae-SHEHL in French 1.

1 Pronunciation for Rachel: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Rachel?

Rachel's origin is Hebrew, and its use, English, French, German, and Yiddish. Biblical name derived literally from the word rachel with the meaning 'ewe'. The name was borne in the Old Testament of the Bible by the second wife of Jacob, also the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. The name was mainly used by Jews in the medieval period, and it later became more widespread among Christians and Muslims while retaining his popularity as a Jewish name. It was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century, and later saw a revival in the 19th century. In Scotland, the name has been used as an Anglicized form of Raghnaid or Raoghnald. The name Rachel is used to a great extent; it has 69 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Lahela definition (used in Hawaiian as well), Racheal name popularity, nicknames for Rachela (used in Polish as well), short names for Rachelann, Rachelanne name variations, baby name Rachelce, name Rachele origin (used in French and Italian as well), baby name Racheli, Racheline definition, meaning of Rachell, Rachella meaning of name, Rachelle meaning (used in French and Italian as well), Racquel definition (used in French as well), Raeann pronounciation, Raechell definition, Raeshelle meaning, Rahshel name, Raisa name (used in Russian and Yiddish as well), Raquel meaning and origin (used in French, Portuguese, and Spanish as well), Raquela name variations, Raquella meaning, Raquelle name, nicknames for Raschel, what does the name Rashael mean, Rashel meaning and origin (used in Russian as well), name Rashell meaning, Rashelle definition, name Rashka, nicknames for Rashke, Raychael meaning of name, name Raychelle origin, baby name Rechell, short names for Rele, name Rochel, Rochelle meaning, and baby name Ruchelle. Other English forms include the shortenings baby name Rach, name Rachie, Rae name variations (used in Hebrew as well), Ray meaning and origin, and Shelley name, the familiar forms name Rachy, Raea name, short names for Raye, Relkel meaning, short names for Shell, name Shellie origin, and what does the name Shelly mean, and the spelling variants Rachael meaning of name, Rachal name popularity, Rachyl definition, Raechel meaning and origin, name Raechul, and Raychel definition. Forms used in foreign languages include the Hawaiian Leikela definition, the Tongan Lesieli meaning of name, the Russian Rachil meaning, the Gaelic Raghnaid meaning of name, the German, Hungarian, and Polish Rahel meaning of name, the Hawaiian Rahela pronounciation, the Slavic name Rahil meaning, the Russian baby name Raja, the Finnish and Scandinavian Rakel meaning and origin, the Scandinavian Rakelle name, the Russian Rakhil definition, the Russian Rakhila name variations, the Gaelic name Raonaid meaning, and the Yiddish Ruchel name variations. The familiar form Ruchie meaning and origin (Hebrew) is another foreign variant. Rachel is popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1980s. At the height of its usage in 1985, 0.886% of baby girls were named Rachel. It was #13 in rank then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #100 with a usage of only 0.153%, was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its family. Rachel was used 6 times more than the 2nd most popular name, Raquel meaning of name, in 2010. Rachel has primarily been a baby girl name in the last century. In 1989, 151 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Rachel.

The following famous people share the name Rachel:

  • Actress Rachel McAdams, born 7 October 1976, London, Ontario, Canada
  • Actress Rachel Weisz, born 7 March 1971, London, England
  • Biologist Rachel Carson, born 27 May 1907 - 14 April 1964, Springdale, Pennsylvania
  • Model Rachel Hunter, born 9 September 1969, Auckland, New Zealand.

List of baby names that sound like Rachel:

the English nicknames for Rachael, the name Raichael meaning, the English Raschelle name popularity, the name Rashelle name, the Finnish name Raakel meaning, the English Rachaele meaning and origin, the English Rachal name popularity, the English short names for Rachalle, the English Rachell pronounciation, the English, French, and Italian what does the name Rachelle mean, the English Rackel pronounciation, the English and French Racquel meaning of name, the English Racquell definition, the English Raechel meaning, the English meaning of Raechele, the English Raechell meaning of name, the English Raechelle name variations, the English what does the name Raechul mean, the English name Rahshel meaning, and the Yiddish name Raisel.

The baby name Rachel fun facts:

The name Rachel in reverse order is "Lehcar".

The numerological value of the name Rachel is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Rachel?

Rachel is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.12%
20130.13%
20120.14%
20110.15%
20100.17%
20090.20%
20080.22%
20070.25%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames