Lachelle
A feminine name derived from French meaning "beautiful".
Name Census estimates that about 2,253 living Americans carry the first name Lachelle. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lachelle today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lachelle births was 1990 (83 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lachelle. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
2.3K
~ 1 in 152,132 Americans
Peak year
1990
83 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2024 SSA rank
#14,405
Tracked since 1954
Census
Lachelle in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,937 people with the first name Lachelle, which placed it at #7,744 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,744
National first-name rank
People counted
1.9K
1,937 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
60.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lachelle
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lachelle is Black at 60.4%. The next largest groups are White (26.7%) and Two or More Races (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lachelle described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lachelle at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American60.4% · 1,170
- White26.7% · 518
- Two or more races6.9% · 133
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 69
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 33
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 14
Popularity
Lachelle: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lachelle from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 620 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lachelle by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lachelle during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lachelles live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. California, Ohio, Texas recorded the most babies named Lachelle, while Oklahoma, North Carolina, Indiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 30 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lachelle
The name Lachelle is a feminine given name of French origin. It is a variant spelling of the French name Rachelle, which itself is derived from the Hebrew name Rachel. Rachel can be traced back to the Biblical Hebrew name רָחֵל (Rachel), meaning "ewe" or "female sheep."
Lachelle gained popularity as a given name in the late 20th century, particularly in English-speaking countries like the United States and Canada. The name Rachelle had been in use for centuries before the variant spelling Lachelle emerged.
The earliest known recorded use of the name Lachelle dates back to the late 1960s, but it remained relatively rare until the 1980s and 1990s when it grew in popularity as a baby name.
One of the earliest notable individuals to bear the name Lachelle was Lachelle Crosse, an American singer and actress born in 1957. She had a successful career on Broadway and appeared in several films and television shows.
Lachelle Weeyums, born in 1978, is an American actress and comedian known for her roles in television series such as Insecure and The Chi.
Lachelle Brewster, born in 1985, is a Canadian Olympic track and field athlete who specializes in the high jump. She represented Canada at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Lachelle Rene, born in 1988, is an American singer-songwriter and actress who gained recognition as a contestant on the reality show American Idol in 2006.
Lachelle Olsen, born in 1991, is a Danish handball player who has represented Denmark in international competitions and played for several professional clubs in Europe.
While the name Lachelle has gained popularity in recent decades, it still remains relatively uncommon compared to more traditional names like Rachel or Rachelle. Its distinct spelling and French heritage have contributed to its unique appeal as a given name.
People
Lachelle + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lachelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lachelle: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lachelle?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,253 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lachelle going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 152,132 US residents.
Is Lachelle a common name?
We classify Lachelle as "Rare". It ranks above 94.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,442 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lachelle most popular?
The single biggest year for Lachelle was 1990, when 83 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lachelle is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lachelle in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,937 people with the name Lachelle, or 0.64 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,744 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lachelle in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lachelle?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lachelle appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,941 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lachelle?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lachelle is Black at 60.4%. The next largest groups are White (26.7%) and Two or More Races (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lachelle most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Lachelle in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.4% (1,170 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lachelle in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lachelle a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lachelle in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lachelle still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lachelle in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lachelle can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Lachelle?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.