Recorded 1986–2020 Girls' name Peak 2008 239 births

Raeana — girls' name

239 babies named Raeana in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s712000s1172010s402020s6
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Raeana was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Raeana in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raeana

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Raeana between 1986 and 2020, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raeana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raeana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Raeana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raeana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raeana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 239 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Raeana at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

239

Since 1986

35 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1986

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2020

Raeana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1986

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 20202012200820042000199619901986 5

Raeana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
117 births that decade — 49% of Raeana's all-time total
1980s51990s712000s1172010s402020s6

Raeana by state

Where Raeana concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raeana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.5%
California share of Raeana's total US births 2.5%

6 of 239 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raeana?
239 babies have been named Raeana since 1986. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Raeana most popular?
Raeana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Raeana most popular?
The top states for the name Raeana are California (6 births).
How long has the name Raeana been used?
Raeana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 35 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Raeana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raelynn, Raegan, Rae, Raelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.