US rank #2668 Girls' name Peak 2015 1,854 births

Raelee — #2668 US girls' name

1,854 babies named Raelee in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s51980s351990s1212000s4952010s8192020s374
#2668
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Raelee was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

104 babies were named Raelee in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raelee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,854 babies named Raelee between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raelee currently holds the #2668 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 104 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raelee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 819 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Raelee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 171 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Raelee in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raelee 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 1,854 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.

Raelee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,854

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2015

104 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,668

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raelee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
104
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
050100150 20242018201220062000199419871969 5

Raelee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
819 births that decade — 44% of Raelee's all-time total
1960s51970s51980s351990s1212000s4952010s8192020s374

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
171 9.2%
#2 Oklahoma
57 3.1%
#3 Ohio
35 1.9%
#4 Kentucky
28 1.5%
#5 Indiana
27 1.5%
#6 Missouri
17 0.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
17 0.9%
#8 Utah
16 0.9%
Texas share of Raelee's total US births 9.2%
Even split

171 of 1,854 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Raelee appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raelee?
1,854 babies have been named Raelee since 1969. It currently ranks #2668 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 104 births.
When was Raelee most popular?
Raelee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 819 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Raelee most popular?
The top states for the name Raelee are Texas (171 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 56 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1969–2024 (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.