The baby name Rashela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /rəˈʃeɪlə/ (ruh-SHAY-luh); also /rəˈʃɛlə/ (ruh-SHEH-luh).
The baby name Rashela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /rəˈʃeɪlə/ (ruh-SHAY-luh); also /rəˈʃɛlə/ (ruh-SHEH-luh).
Rashela is Hebrew, Slavic, Urdu in Origin.
Rashela is a Sephardic and Balkan form of Rachel, ultimately from Hebrew Raḥel, “ewe,” a pastoral image associated with gentleness, beauty, and fertility. The -a ending reflects Romance and South Slavic naming patterns and the influence of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), where Rahela/Rashel/Rashela circulate alongside Hebrew-based forms. The biblical matriarch Rachel, beloved wife of Jacob in Genesis, anchors the name’s enduring resonance in Jewish and, secondarily, Christian traditions.
The spelling Rashela appears in records of Sephardi communities across the former Ottoman world, Salonika, Sarajevo, Istanbul, and Bulgaria, and later in family lines that migrated to Israel, the Americas, and France in the 20th century. Related variants include Rachel, Rachael, Rahel (German/Scandinavian), Rakhel (Slavic/transliterated Hebrew), Raquel (Spanish/Portuguese), Rachele (Italian), Rachela (Polish), Ráhel (Hungarian), Rochel/Ruchel (Yiddish), Rahela and Rashel, with diminutives such as Rashele and Racheli. Today Rashela is uncommon but culturally distinctive.
Rashela is extremely rare. Across 11 countries, we found just 21 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Rashela is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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