Girls' name · since 1934
Raeleen
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 559 babies named Raeleen, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,064 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,049 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 559
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raeleen is the #11049 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 559 recorded since 1934.
Raeleen has 559 recorded births among girls since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11049 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.
- #11,064 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,049 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 559 born since 1934
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raeleen ranks #11,064 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,049 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 559 born since 1934, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,064 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,049 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 559
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
Raeleen's 559 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Raeleen compares
559 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Raeleen's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raeleen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 559 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raeleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raeleen splits its recorded history at 1983: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raeleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Raeleen by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (85 births, 15% of the file).
1960s was Raeleen's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Raeleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s
1950s
72 births
- 1960s
1960s
85 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 85 births (15% of all-time use).
How Raeleen 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 Raeleen's total volume
Raeleen by state
Where Raeleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 92 | 16.5% |
92 of 559 births nationwide.
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What to do with Raeleen's data
- Raeleen's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (85 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Raeleens (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Raeleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~91 yrs)
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, 1934–2025 (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 Raeleen 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.