Given name
Rachelle
“ewe”
In English use, Rachelle has a related form in Rachel. One Hebrew interpretation is “ewe.”
Original FrenchRachel
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Rachelle has a related form in Rachel. One Hebrew interpretation is “ewe.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Rachelle has a related form in Rachel. The history of Rachel gives this family its wider story. In biblical stories, Rachel is associated with Jacob's wife.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rachelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33,970
- 37 boys · 33,933 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 997 babies
- 2025
- 46
- #3,375 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 46 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,375 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 997 in 1971. In 2025, New York and Pennsylvania shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 30,888 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rachelle’s family of names
In English usage, Rachelle has a related form in Rachel. Rachelle is a form of Rachel. In French usage, Rachelle has a conventional equivalent in the English form Rachel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Rachelle
- Rachelle LefevreCanadian actressborn 1979
- Rachelle Ann GoFilipino singerborn 1986
- Rachelle ViinbergCanadian rowerborn 1979
- Rachelle Boone-SmithAmerican sprinterborn 1981
- Rachelle FerrellAmerican jazz singerborn 1964
- Rachelle BrownCanadian curlerborn 1986
- Rachelle FraenkelIsraeli academicborn 1968
- Rachelle CampbellCanadian sprinterborn 1956
- Rachelle FriedmanAmerican bloggerborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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