Total births
72
Girls' name · since 2000
Raelen
Raelen has 72 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 72
- total births
- 2000–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
72 girls have been named Raelen since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Raelen has 72 recorded births among girls since 2000, 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 2000 to 2025.
- 72 total births
- 2000–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
72 girls have been named Raelen since 2000, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 72
- total births
- 2000–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Raelen was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
9 babies were named Raelen in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Raelen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raelen's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raelen at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Raelen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Raelen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Raelen's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Raelen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Raelen? ▼
72 babies have been named Raelen since 2000. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 9 births.
When was Raelen most popular? ▼
Raelen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Raelen been used? ▼
Raelen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Raelen? ▼
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 Raelen's data
- Raelen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Raelen
Nearby Names Like Raelen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Raelen
Raelynn Girl
#113 34,671 births
Raegan Girl
#458 25,214 births
Rae Girl
#1264 23,460 births
Raelyn Girl
#422 15,768 births
Raeann Girl
#9642 3,915 births
Compare Raelen side by side: Raelen vs Raelynn Raelen vs Raegan Raelen vs Rae
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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, 2000–2025 (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. "Raelen: Baby Name Since 2000 - 72 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/raelen. 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 Raelen 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.