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.
Rachel is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Rachel | United Kingdom, Nigeria, United States, Philippines, Israel |
| רחל, רייצ'ל | Israel |
| 瑞秋 | China |
| راشيل | Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, Iraq |
| レイチェル | Japan |
| Рачел | Russia |
| Рейчел | Ukraine, Russia |
| Рэйчел | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, Lithuania |
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,
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.
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rachel, wife of rabbi akiva First-century Jewess. (b. 100) |
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| rachel trepeau French actress, FR (b. 1505) |
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| rachel akerman Austrian-jewish poet, AT (b. 1522) |
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| rachel aberlin Jewish mystic (b. 1550) |
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rachel de ruvigny sitter for Van Dyck, died in childbirth (1603-1639) (b. 1603) |
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| rachel wheatly (born 1585) (b. 1585) |
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rachel russell, baroness russell English noblewoman, heiress, and author; (1636-1723), GB (b. 1636) |
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| rachel speght poet and polemicist (b. 1597) |
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| rachel johnston Peerage person ID=190204 (b. 1602) |
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| rachel morton Peerage person ID=701414 (b. 1603) |
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| mauritius rachel DE (b. 1594) |
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| rachel tacquelet 1609 Châtelet - 10 Aug 1686 Paris (b. 1609) |
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| rachel pflug (b. 1602) |
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rachel ruysch painter from the Northern Netherlands (1664-1750), NL (b. 1664) |
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| rachel parker (1622-1650) (b. 1622) |
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