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i think rachel is beautiful.
i know many rachel's my age (26) but haven't heard it much for babies.

well it is a pretty common name..but i don't think that should really be a factor. i just believe you should name your child what you want and not worry about if it's popular or not, if your family will like it, etc.

I think it's great - classic and timeless, so it won't sound dated in a few years or scream "2006 baby!" I actually only know one Rachel... it's not THAT common.

exactly, you can hear the name Rachel and not pinpoint when she was born. Unlike all the Aiden and Jaiden and Brayden's being born - everyone knows those people are under 5.

jaiden and brayden, maybe, but there are some Aidens as old as 9!

Well I know an Aiden who is 22...so you cant always tell...and my cousin is hayden and he is 15

okay, there are exceptions to every rule. in general, if you hear of someone called hayden or brayden or jayden or cayden, you can bet they're no older than 5.

Maybe so for all the others, generally at least, but Hayden is actually quite a popular older name. Maybe more of a last name in earlier years, though.

I've always loved Rachel. I think it's a wonderful choice, and you can use a less common middle name with it if you'd like.

meh. it's okay.

i really like both rachel and rachael. i don't think they're too common - i've met quite a few rach(a)els in their twenties, but no baby rachels. as someone said above, it's a timeless name, which is good :)

I'm partial to it, haha. My daughter is named Rachel Lynn

I think if you both love it, it's an excellent choice. =)

It's my name. I know it was popular in the 70's and a little bit in the late 80's but not so much any more. I really like my name.

I love it! It's not too common. Too common is Emma and Claire and Isabella. Rachel is nice :)

Or you can borrow my parents' friends' baby's name: Rachel Isabel. :)

that's adorable!

I love it, it's so classic. And I only know one Rachel, who is twelve or thirteen, so I think it's not very popular/common anymore. :)

I think its lovely and I even like it spelled Rachael.

I don't think its too common, especially now that Friends has been off air a while.

What middle names are you thinking of?

Not sure yet on middle names. Lenora was my husband's grandma's name so we were kind of thinking of using that, but we really haven't gotten as far as a middle name.

I like it a lot. It's a cute name.

I don't feel like it's that common. I also have mixed feelings about the name, because of personal associations, but I don't think it's a bad name at all.

I've only known one rachel but everyone called her Roach-el so that's all i ever think of when i hear it. :/

Love it. Gonna use it one day. Know more people in their 20s and 30s named that than teens/younger kids. I think it's classic and beautiful.

I think it's gorgeous! =)

i'm not a huge fan of rachel. my middle name is richelle and i like that a lot better. *shrug*

i like Rachel, but if you're afraid it's too common or whatever, 'Rochelle' could be a nice alternative?

I think Rachel is a pretty name. I was reading the other comments about it being a timeless name and I thought the daycare I work at and in the nine years I have been there, I have never had a child named Rachel. I think its a good choice.

Yes yes yes. I detest Rachel. Too common & boring.

OKay after reading that people dont know that many Rachels.. well maybe i know an overly ridiculous amount! I do know SO many though...

I think it's a beautiful name :)

I have a whore of a cousin named rachel so I hate it BUT I think if i didn't know here I might like it lol

My close friend named her girl Rachel Madison. I absolutely love it.
I also like Rachel Marie. :)

It's a pretty name for sure, but if you're asking about how common it is, I can count how many Rachel's I know on both hands, and maybe a few toes.. so yes, common. Not a bad name in the least though.