Forename Rachel

In all the world, Rachel (Rachel , רחל , 瑞秋 , among others...) is a widespread feminine first name. The first name Rachel is characteristic of Israel, where it is a prevalent girly name, Guam, where it is a common feminine name, and the United States (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Israel, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Rachel is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Rachel is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Rachel

name Rachèl, name Ракель, name Rachël, name レイチェル, name Achel, name Řáćĥél, name Râćhel, name Rachele, name ราเชล, name Rachél, name Rãchël, name 瑞秋, name Рашел, name רקל, name רחל, name راي, name Ракел, name Rãčhëł, name Ŕáćhểl, name Raćhel, name راكول, name Řãĉĥël, name Řãčĥêl, name רייצ'ל, name Rakel, name রাছেল, name Рахель, name ריי, name Racｈeｌ, name Rakul, name Rachel, name Рашель, name راكيل, name Rachelle, name Rahela, name Рахела, name Rachela, name Râchel, name रकुल, name Рахел, name Rãchel, name Ráhel, name Ragel, name Rachael, name Ràchèl, name Raakel, name Рэйчел, name راشيل, name Ràchél, name Řãćhēl, name ريتشل, name Ràchel, name Рейчел, name Ichel, name Raquel, name Rae, name Рачел, name Ráchel, name Řâčĥêl

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Rachel	Philippines, United Kingdom, United States, Israel, Nigeria
רייצ'ל, רחל	Israel
瑞秋	China
راشيل	Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon
レイチェル	Japan
Рачел	Russia
Рейчел	Russia, Ukraine
Рэйчел	Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania

First names said to be same

Achel, Ichel, Raakel, Rachael, Rachela, Rachele, Rachelle, Rachèl, Rachél, Rachël, Racｈeｌ, Rae, Ragel, Rahela, Rakel, Rakul, Raquel, Raćhel, Ràchel, Ràchèl, Ràchél, Ráchel, Ráhel, Râchel, Râćhel, Rãchel, Rãchël, Rãčhëł, Ŕáćhểl, Řáćĥél, Řâčĥêl, Řãćhēl, Řãĉĥël, Řãčĥêl, Ракел, Ракель, Рахел, Рахела, Рахель, Рашел, Рашель, ריי, רקל, راكول, راكيل, راي, ريتشل, रकुल, রাছেল, ราเชล,

First name Rachel in the context

Rachel is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rachel , the Biblical matriarch, Genesis 35; Rachel Summers , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Uncanny X-Men; Rachel Berry , the character in the television series Glee; Rachel Green , the fictional character from American TV Sitcom Friends and Raven , the DC Comics character, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	rachel, wife of rabbi akiva First-century Jewess. (b. 100)
	rachel trepeau French actress, FR (b. 1505)
	rachel akerman Austrian-jewish poet, AT (b. 1522)
	rachel aberlin Jewish mystic (b. 1550)
	rachel de ruvigny sitter for Van Dyck, died in childbirth (1603-1639) (b. 1603)
	rachel wheatly (born 1585) (b. 1585)
	rachel russell, baroness russell English noblewoman, heiress, and author; (1636-1723), GB (b. 1636)
	rachel speght poet and polemicist (b. 1597)
	rachel johnston Peerage person ID=190204 (b. 1602)
	rachel morton Peerage person ID=701414 (b. 1603)
	mauritius rachel DE (b. 1594)
	rachel tacquelet 1609 Châtelet - 10 Aug 1686 Paris (b. 1609)
	rachel pflug (b. 1602)
	rachel ruysch painter from the Northern Netherlands (1664-1750), NL (b. 1664)
	rachel parker (1622-1650) (b. 1622)

Characteristic surnames

Lee, Santos, Garcia, Taylor, Thomas, Turner, Nelson, Harris, Walker, Wilson, Wright, Anwukweru, Roberts, Jackson, Johnson, Edwards, Martinez, Anderson, Campbell, Phillips, Robinson, Thompson, Miller, Morgan, Morris, Martin, King, Hall, Hill, Ward, Wood, Moore, Silva, Scott, Smith, Allen, Williams, Adams, Clark, Baker, Brown, Davis, Green, Lewis, Jones, Evans, White, Young, Cohen, and Rodriguez