Rahel
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning ewe; a form of Rachel.
Rahel by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Rahel. In the US, 8 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 23 babies in 1996, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Rachel
Like Rahel, each of these traces back to Rachel: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Raeewe; a form of Rachel121 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rachaelewe; female sheep; form of Rachel116 in the US (2017)
- Rochelewe, lamb; variant of Rachel94 in the US (2017)
- Rachelleewe or lamb; a form of Rachel58 in the US (2017)
- Rachellewe, lamb; a form of Rachel22 in the US (2017)
- Rechelewe, female sheep; variant of Rachel13 in the US (2017)
- Raquelleewe; a form of Rachel9 in the US (2017)
- Racquelewe; a form of Rachel8 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rahel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rachelewe; a female sheep1,591 in the US (2017)
- Rahiltraveler; a form of Raheel or Rahl6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Raheeltraveler or wayfarer19 in the US (2017)
- Rahelaewe or lamb; a form of rachel12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rashelewe or lamb; a form of rachel12 in the US (2017)
- Rayel7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Rahel
Names that are said the same way as Rahel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Raelle4 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Rahel
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