Girls' name · since 1969

Raelee

Raelee has 1,914 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,835 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,872 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,914
born since 1969
2010s
peak decade

Raelee currently ranks #2872 among girls' names in America, with 1,914 babies recorded since 1969.

Raelee has 1,914 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2872 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.

  • #4,835 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,872 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,914 born since 1969
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raelee ranks #4,835 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,872 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,914 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,835 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,872 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,914
born since 1969
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%83.3%
Raelee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Raelee's 1,914 recorded births place it above 93.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

15 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Raelee compares

1,914 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Raelee's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Raelee Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,914 376 567,345
Peak-year births 104 21 19,840

Raelee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Raelee's full recorded timeline at 2005, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 104 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Raelee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
104
Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
050100150 19691989199620022008201420202025 59

Raelee by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (820 births, 43% of the file).

2010s was Raelee's strongest decade.

820 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Raelee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 820 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Raelee compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Raelee's total volume

Raelee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -39, 5.8%-32, 6.6%-108, 4.6%-36, 5.9%-60, 4.6%-41, 4.9%-33, 5.8%-80, 2.3%-59, 4.1%-58, 5.9%-111, 9.5%-55, 10%-46, 15.1%-114, 8.2%-55, 5.7%Raelee-57, 5.4%Raelee
Raelee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Raelee by state

Where Raelee concentrates geographically, total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Raelee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
177 9.2%
#2 Oklahoma
57 3.0%
#3 Ohio
35 1.8%
#4 Kentucky
28 1.5%
#5 Indiana
27 1.4%
#6 Missouri
17 0.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
17 0.9%
#8 Utah
16 0.8%
Texas share of Raelee's total US births 9.2%
Even split

177 of 1,914 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Raelee appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raelee?
Since 1969, Social Security records show 1,914 babies named Raelee. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,835 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,872 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2015, with 104 births.
Where does Raelee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raelee ranks #4,835 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,872 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Raelee most popular?
Raelee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 820 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Raelee most popular?
The top states for the name Raelee are Texas (177 births), Oklahoma (57 births), Ohio (35 births).
How long has the name Raelee been used?
Raelee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 57 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Raelee?
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.

What to do with Raelee's data

  • Raelee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (820 total births) through the 2020s (433) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Raelees (177 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Raelee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Raelee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.