Rahela

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ɹəˈhlə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Rahela is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Pakistan than in any other country. Recorded meaning: , Sotia lui Iacob, ebr. rahel pecora". (Tagl). 1. Rahila f. (Ard ; Pas) ; Rahillia mona;-/eb.1609 ;-escu act. 2. Rahila (P2 ;Ard ; Pas) ; cu afer. Hira (etim.

rarermore common
  • PKPakistan≈1 in 17Kas Raheela(inferred from the name graph)
  • AFAfghanistan≈1 in 8.2K
  • HRCroatia1 in 12K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Rahela itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Pakistan (inferred from the name graph)

≈14,000 named Raheela, est.

Sources
120 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 8.2K (inferred from the name graph)

Afghanistan, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

3 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Raheela in PK Pakistan.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

, Sotia lui Iacob, ebr. rahel pecora". (Tagl). 1. Rahila f. (Ard ; Pas) ; Rahillia mona;-/eb.1609 ;-escu act. 2. Rahila (P2 ;Ard ; Pas) ; cu afer. Hira (etim. Pas) sau< Porfirie ori< Safir(v.Partea a II-a) ; Rahiresti t. (Mus). 3. Prin schimbarea partil finale : Rachina pren. ard. (Pas) si Rafina (Hur 129). 4. Hiperurbanism: Rafila (Mot ; Var 23) si Rafira (Ard; Pas). 5. Cu afer.: Fira Firuca (ib). 6. Rafiroiu pr., 1916. Rahil/a, -ie v. Rahela 1. Rahir/a, -esti v. Rahela 2. Raillii, -eanu v. I sr ail 6. Ralion v. I 1 a r i o n 4. Ramsea v. Avr am II 2. Ranghela v. Arhanghel 5. Rarion v. Ilarion 4. Rasealina v. Paste IV B 3. Rasie v. Tarasie I. Rasova v. Tarasie 4. Rast, -I v. Er ast 1. Raseuv.Grigorie I 8 siPetru III 8. Rata, -e, -ea v. Pancratie II B 2. Rati/a, -e, -escu v. P ancr at ie II 1. Ratina v. Pancratie II B 6. Raviea, Raviea v. R e v e c a 1, 2. Raz/o, -u v. I e r a z 3. Raehila v. Teodor III 1. -uta v. Iraclie 3. Radea v. Rodion 4. Rfilaeea v. Raf ail 9. Ratan& v. R a f all 2. Raf/ei, -ieasa v. Raf ail 6, 7. Rafilese v. Raf ail 5. Ralm/eseul, -esti v. Avram II. : + + $i Rael/e,

Sources 1

  • Dictionar Onomastic Rominesc

Attested across 16 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Rahela counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Rahela is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
PK Pakistan—≈14,000 est.≈1 in 17KlistedRaheela51
BD Bangladesh#848≈7,600 est.≈1 in 21K—Rahela32
AF Afghanistan—≈4,500 est.≈1 in 8.2K1Rahela7
RO Romania—≈1,200 est.≈1 in 18K—Rahela16
HR Croatia—3581 in 12K447—3
SI Slovenia—1171 in 18K117—3

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: DZS — Imena i prezimena (per-token lookup form); DZS — Učestalost osobnih imena (Popis 2021); Wikidata humans by citizenship — given & family names; SURS — resident population given names. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Rahela is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Croatian given name9 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Croatia, United States, Slovenia, Serbia

    Languages: Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian

    Also written Рахела

  • Spanish given name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Spain, France, Romania, United States

    Languages: Spanish, French, Romanian

    Also written Rahéla

32 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

190019502000Rahela Ferari, b. 1911Rahela Salim, b. 1969Rahela Markt, b. 1972Rahela Gangal, b. 1995

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

Informalनमस्ते Rahela जी,Hi Rahela, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 43 sources across 24 countries.

Official registers attesting Rahela
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
HR CroatiaDZS — Učestalost osobnih imena (Popis 2021)2021447—
HR CroatiaDZS — Imena i prezimena (per-token lookup form)2021358#878
SI SloveniaSURS — resident population given names2025117#680
SI Sloveniastat.si Imena rojstva — full name register (per-token frequency + rank)—117#1,374
SI SloveniaSURS — resident population given names2024112#684
SI SloveniaSURS — resident population given names2023110#681
SI SloveniaSURS — resident population given names2022108#660
SI SloveniaSURS — resident population given names2021105#664
SI SloveniaSURS — resident population given names2020105#642
SI SloveniaSURS — resident population given names2019103#648
SI SloveniaSURS — resident population given names2018101#645
SI SloveniaSURS — resident population given names201797#652

Reference works 2

  • Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Is Rahela a male or female name?
Rahela is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
How do you pronounce Rahela?
A machine transcription gives /ɹəˈhlə/ (IPA) for Hindi.
What does the name Rahela mean?
Recorded meaning: , Sotia lui Iacob, ebr. rahel pecora". (Tagl). 1. Rahila f. (Ard ; Pas) ; Rahillia mona;-/eb.1609 ;-escu act. 2. Rahila (P2 ;Ard ; Pas) ; cu afer. Hira (etim.
What are other forms of the name Rahela?
In the etymology graph, Rachel, Raquel and Rachael are forms of the same name in other languages.
In which country does Rahela have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 14 thousand people named Raheela in Pakistan, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Rahela?
In Croatia, the national register counted 358 people named Rahela in 2021, about 1 in 12 thousand residents.
How common is Rahela compared with other names?
In Bangladesh, Rahela is the 848th most common given name of 29,323 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Rahela” — the 848th most common given name in Bangladesh. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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