Total births
30
Girls' name · since 2004
Raelei
30 babies named Raelei in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 30
- total births
- 2004–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Raelei sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30 recorded since 2004.
Raelei has 30 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2004 to 2018.
- 30 total births
- 2004–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
30 girls have been named Raelei since 2004, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 30
- total births
- 2004–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Raelei was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
7 babies were named Raelei in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Raelei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raelei's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raelei at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Raelei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2018
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Raelei by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Raelei's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Raelei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Raelei? ▼
Since 2004, Social Security records show 30 babies named Raelei. The most recent recorded year was 2018. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 7 births.
When was Raelei most popular? ▼
Raelei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Raelei been used? ▼
Raelei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 15 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Raelei? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Raelei
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2004–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Raelei: Baby Name Since 2004 - 30 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/raelei. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Raelei 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 July 2026.