Raelyn

#502 for girls in 2025, 592 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
2017 · 1,027 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
15,768
since 1949

Raelyn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Raelyn has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #316, 2017girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#502592#10,6956
2024#422736#7,76510
2023#397773#8,9218
2022#382821#7,26211
2021#380824#7,58710
2020#371837#8,7398
2019#342922#8,8898
2018#327993#8,8198
2017#3161,027#9,6967
2016#3171,029—
2015#342963—
2014#410784#10,7176
2013#414732#9,6557
2012#449696—
2011#584494—
2010#732382—
2009#924289—
2008#1,045250—
2007#1,115232—
2006#1,234195—
2005#1,227185—
2004#1,446142#8,9277
2003#1,358149—
2002#1,444132—
2001#1,627112—
2000#1,632108—
1999#1,654100—
1998#1,75190—
1997#1,595100—
1996#1,94773—
1995#2,05266—
1994#1,99970—
1993#2,21759—
1992#2,03367—
1991#2,32055—
1990#2,79941—
1989#2,98636—
1988#2,48943—
1987#2,91533—
1986#3,45925—
1985#3,41925—
1984#3,61322—
1983#2,97528—
1982#2,70434—
1981#3,34025—
1980#2,74933—
1979#4,05218—
1978#3,28323—
1977#5,53211—
1976#4,15415—
1975#3,25921—
1974#6,2588—
1973#3,34219—
1972#4,09114—
1971#3,06222—
1970#4,76111—
1969#3,19918—
1968#2,70822—
1967#2,96318—
1966#4,19810—
1965#4,20210—
1964#3,37915—
1963#4,27210—
1962#3,43814—
1961#5,8516—
1960#3,68812—
1959#3,61912—
1958#2,86217—
1957#4,9187—
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First appearance
1949

The first year at least five girls were named Raelyn! It came in at #5,244, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1951–1956, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Raelyn is popular in 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Raelyn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Raelyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Raelyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #157 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 494 girlsNHWashington: #374 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsWAIdaho: #362 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,222 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Raelyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raelyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #427 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,805 girlsMNIllinois: #368 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,625 girlsILWisconsin: #253 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 989 girlsWIMichigan: #297 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsMINew York: #511 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,412 girlsNYMassachusetts: #342 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,491 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Raelyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #607 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,618 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Raelyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Raelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Raelyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #227 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 768 girlsIAIndiana: #368 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsINOhio: #396 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,711 girlsOHPennsylvania: #320 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,381 girlsPANew Jersey: #619 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,903 girlsNJConnecticut: #364 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,406 girlsCTCalifornia: #896 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 5,279 girlsCAUtah: #523 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,302 girlsUTColorado: #469 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,959 girlsCONebraska: #269 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 889 girlsNEMissouri: #269 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsMOKentucky: #223 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 889 girlsKYWest Virginia: #203 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 681 girlsWVVirginia: #349 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,484 girlsVAMaryland: #362 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,395 girlsMDDelaware: #178 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 468 girlsDEArizona: #431 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,844 girlsAZNew Mexico: #319 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsNMKansas: #248 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 881 girlsKSArkansas: #567 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,066 girlsARTennessee: #193 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 844 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #262 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #124 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 524 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Raelyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #386 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,478 girlsOKLouisiana: #410 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,541 girlsLAMississippi: #161 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 563 girlsMSAlabama: #169 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 693 girlsALGeorgia: #196 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 839 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Raelyn, so not publishedHITexas: #649 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 3,254 girlsTXFlorida: #326 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,463 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#124 · 1 in 524
  2. New Hampshire#157 · 1 in 494
  3. Mississippi#161 · 1 in 563
  4. Alabama#169 · 1 in 693
  5. Delaware#178 · 1 in 468

Best ever in a state: #79 in Mississippi, 2017.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#124331 in 524
New Hampshire#15771 in 494
Mississippi#161181 in 563
Alabama#169271 in 693
Delaware#17851 in 468
Tennessee#193361 in 844
Georgia#196531 in 839
West Virginia#20381 in 681
Kentucky#223191 in 889
Iowa#227151 in 768
Kansas#248131 in 881
Wisconsin#253211 in 989
North Carolina#262391 in 1,119
Missouri#269231 in 1,064
Nebraska#26981 in 889
Michigan#297311 in 1,221
New Mexico#31951 in 1,030
Pennsylvania#320351 in 1,381
Florida#326551 in 1,463
Massachusetts#342161 in 1,491
Virginia#349231 in 1,484
Idaho#36251 in 1,222
Maryland#362161 in 1,395
Connecticut#36481 in 1,406
Illinois#368301 in 1,625
Indiana#368191 in 1,474
Washington#374191 in 1,533
Oklahoma#386101 in 1,478
Ohio#396281 in 1,711
Louisiana#410121 in 1,541
Minnesota#427121 in 1,805
Arizona#431151 in 1,844
Colorado#469111 in 1,959
New York#511331 in 2,412
Utah#52371 in 2,302
Arkansas#56751 in 2,066
Oregon#60751 in 2,618
New Jersey#619121 in 2,903
Texas#649471 in 3,254
California#896331 in 5,279
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Raelyn
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 80 spots since 2024 (#422 → #502)
  • 131 spots since 2020 (#371 → #502)
  • 160 spots since 2015 (#342 → #502)
  • Biggest jump: 192 spots in 2010 (#924 → #732)
  • Biggest drop: 80 spots in 2025 (#422 → #502)
Rise & fade · girls
68 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1949
  • Peaked 2017 at #316 (1,027 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 17 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 17 yrs · run 2009–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,681
  • Highest: 1 in 1,681 girls born in 2017 were named Raelyn (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,715 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 50.9% of all girls named Raelyn (8,022) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s5#5,244 (1949)#5,244
1950s42#2,862 (1958)#4,034
1960s135#2,708 (1968)#3,790
1970s162#3,062 (1971)#4,179
1980s304#2,489 (1988)#3,065
1990s721#1,595 (1997)#2,037
2000s1,794#924 (2009)#1,305
2010s8,022#316 (2017)#423
2020s4,583#371 (2020)#409

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Raelyn in 2020

girls
#371
837 births · 1 in 1,931 girls
boys
#8,739
8 births · 1 in 215,760 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #371Raelyn837

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #8,739Raelyn8
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 1,931 of them was named Raelyn, which outranked 97.9% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raelyn
  1. #368Alessandra843
  2. #368Kenzie843
  3. #370Elle842
  4. #371Raelyn837
  5. #372Everlee833
  6. #373Haisley830
  7. #374Hallie828
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 215,760 of them was named Raelyn, which outranked 37.8% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raelyn
  1. #8,067Zyking9
  2. #8,067Zyrie9
  3. #8,067Zyrus9
  4. #8,739Raelyn8
  5. #8,739Aadith8
  6. #8,739Aadithya8
  7. #8,739Aarushreddy8
  8. #9,554Aadav7
  9. #9,554Aahir7
  10. #9,554Aalim7

Tied with 814 names at #8,739; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2020 →