Meaning and history
Rachael is a variant spelling of Rachel, likely influenced by the spelling of Michael.
20062006: 814 births, rank #393
2007: 834 births, rank #393
2008: 658 births, rank #481
2009: 491 births, rank #615
2010: 410 births, rank #698
20112011: 321 births, rank #825
2012: 296 births, rank #893
2013: 244 births, rank #1,021
2014: 210 births, rank #1,171
2015: 185 births, rank #1,297
20162016: 163 births, rank #1,420
2017: 116 births, rank #1,792
2018: 114 births, rank #1,787
2019: 80 births, rank #2,272
2020: 65 births, rank #2,597
20212021: 52 births, rank #3,112
2022: 48 births, rank #3,313
2023: 57 births, rank #2,936
2024: 38 births, rank #3,892
20252025: 26 births, rank #4,987
Rachael moved from #826 to #895 for girls between 2011 and 2012. Its highest annual birth count came in 1990, with 3,028 births.