Given name
Rashelle
“ewe”
Rashelle is a variant of Rachel. One Hebrew interpretation is “ewe.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rashelle is a variant of Rachel. One Hebrew interpretation is “ewe.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rashelle is a variant of Rachel. An origin associated with Rachel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rashelle is a variant of 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
Rashelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,368
- 0 boys · 1,368 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 50 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,268 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.
Rashelle’s family of names
Rashelle has a related form in Rachel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
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