The first name Rachel

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About the first name Rachel

Meaning

The name Rachel traditionally means “ewe”.

Historical origin

The name Rachel comes from Hebrew Rahel, the name of Jacob’s wife in the Bible.

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The spread of Rachel owes much to religious usage; in archival sources it may appear in spellings adapted to the language of the record.

Pronunciation:ra-chelʁaʃ.ɛl

Frequency of the first name Rachel by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Rachel by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name RachelLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Rachel in baptisms by year.10075502501740179218441896194820001740–1744 3 baptisms1790–1794 3 baptisms1805–1809 6 baptisms1810–1814 3 baptisms1815–1819 9 baptisms1820–1824 15 baptisms1825–1829 21 baptisms1830–1834 27 baptisms1835–1839 30 baptisms1840–1844 48 baptisms1845–1849 63 baptisms1850–1854 69 baptisms1855–1859 51 baptisms1860–1864 48 baptisms1865–1869 33 baptisms1870–1874 27 baptisms1875–1879 33 baptisms1880–1884 33 baptisms1885–1889 9 baptisms1890–1894 27 baptisms1895–1899 18 baptisms1900–1904 27 baptisms1905–1909 30 baptisms1910–1914 27 baptisms1915–1919 18 baptisms1920–1924 21 baptisms1925–1929 39 baptisms1930–1934 15 baptisms1935–1939 18 baptisms1940–1944 18 baptisms1945–1949 12 baptisms1950–1954 9 baptisms1955–1959 18 baptisms1960–1964 3 baptisms1965–1969 6 baptisms1970–1974 6 baptisms1975–1979 21 baptisms1980–1984 9 baptisms1985–1989 18 baptisms1990–1994 12 baptisms1995–1999 9 baptisms2000–2004 3 baptisms

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