Name: Rachel
Gender: Female
Usage: Rachel, of biblical origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Rachel are in general originating from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zimbabwe.
Variants: For another variant of the name Rachel across the world, see Rachael.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Rachel is: Ewe, Innocent lamb.
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Numerology of the first name Rachel: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Rachel is ranked on the 74th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 5735800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.079% of the population. The name Rachel has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Rachel for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Rachel is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל, Standard Raḥel Tiberian Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl), Arabic: راحیل, Rāḥīl); also spelled Rachael, from an unused root meaning: "to journey as a ewe that is a good traveller". is a feminine given name. The name ranks in the top hundred most popular names for girls in the United States, Canada, England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Australia as well as in Israel. According to United States Social Security card applications in 2005, the name Rachel ranked 38th out of the top 100 names chosen by parents for their baby girls.
English, French, and German: biblical name meaning ‘ewe’ in Hebrew. This was borne by the beloved wife of Jacob and mother (after long barrenness) of Joseph (Genesis 28–35) and of Benjamin, at whose birth she died. In the Middle Ages and later this was a characteristically Jewish name. It is still extremely popular among Jews, but is now widely used among Gentiles as well. In Scotland it has long been used as an Anglicized form of Raghnaid (see Raghnailt).
Variants: English: Rachelle; Rachael (apparently by association with Michael).
Cognates: Spanish: Raquel. Italian: Rachele. Scandinavian: Rakel.
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26 June 2019
Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל, Standard Raḥel Tiberian Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl), Arabic: راحیل, Rāḥīl); also spelled Rachael, from an unused root meaning: "to journey as a ewe that is a good traveller". is a feminine given name. The name ranks in the top hundred most popular names for girls in the United States, Canada, England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Australia as well as in Israel. According to United States Social Security card applications in 2005, the name Rachel ranked 38th out of the top 100 names chosen by parents for their baby girls.
English, French, and German: biblical name meaning ‘ewe’ in Hebrew. This was borne by the beloved wife of Jacob and mother (after long barrenness) of Joseph (Genesis 28–35) and of Benjamin, at whose birth she died. In the Middle Ages and later this was a characteristically Jewish name. It is still extremely popular among Jews, but is now widely used among Gentiles as well. In Scotland it has long been used as an Anglicized form of Raghnaid (see Raghnailt).
Variants: English: Rachelle; Rachael (apparently by association with Michael).
Cognates: Spanish: Raquel. Italian: Rachele. Scandinavian: Rakel.
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