Is Rachal a boy or girl name?

Rachal is a girl’s name. Of the 1,323 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Rachal

Recorded 1925–2008 · United States

Rachal was most popular in 1986, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,030 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,323 people named Rachal.

Rachal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rachal’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rachal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rachal is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,323 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rachal

Where Rachal is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org