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Meaning of name Rachel
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Meaning 
The name Rachel has the following meaning: Innocent Lamb. Used since the 17th century and has remained common ever since It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Pronunciation  The name Rachel is pronounced as ray-chul
Origins 
Related names 
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Rachel: Raaquel, Rachael (English), Racheal (English), Rachela, Rachele (Italian), Racheli, Rachelle (English), Rachil, Rae (English), Rakel, Raquel (Portuguese), Raquela, Rashelle, Ray, Raychel, Rechell, Shellie
Style 
We think the name Rachel should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Rachel to be: A beautiful and small girlIn one word, you might describe Rachel as a(n) " beautiful" person. See other "beautiful" names for girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Rachel is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 29 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2006, the name Rachel fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2006, by 11 places. For the Year 2006, it ranked 49 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Rachel in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Famous persons  The names of some famous persons by the name Rachel (or its variants) are: Rachel Lauren Stevens, born on 9 April, a famous Singer. Rachel Lauren Stevens's background: An English singer, actress, and an occasional model. A former member of the successful pop group S Club (7), she launched a solo recording career and has released seven singles and two albums to date in the UK. In 2005, Stevens fronted the Everyman Testicular Cancer Awareness campaign. Stevens' role was notable as she was the first woman to represent this campaign. In 2005, Stevens also took part in the Make Poverty History campaign, which aims to eliminate poverty in developing countries by cancelling old debts, improving the way aid is given and removing barriers, so these countries can trade more effectively with the rest of the world. Stevens donated an undisclosed amount of money to the campaign, and also starred in television and magazine advertisements supporting the cause. Rachel Sarah Bilson, born on 25 August, a famous Actress. Rachel Sarah Bilson's background: An American actress. After growing up in a California show business family, she made her television debut in 2003 and subsequently became well-known for playing Summer Roberts on the prime time dramedy series The O.C. Bilson made her film debut in the 2006 film The Last Kiss, appeared as Lou on the NBC show Chuck, and starred in the 2008 thriller Jumper. Rachel Siewart, born on 1 July, a famous Politician. Rachel Siewart's background: An Australian politician from the Australian Greens. She was elected to represent the State of Western Australia in the Senate at the 2004 federal election. From 1987 until her election campaign, Rachel Siewert had pioneered the establishment and expansion of the Conservation Council of Western Australia. This was at a time when the public awareness grew around environmental issues involving forests, water, mining (particularly uranium mining), urban planning, biodiversity loss and lack of regulation. She was awarded the Bessie Rischbieth Conservation Award in 2003.
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