Recorded 1984–2021 Girls' name Peak 1997 43 births

Raelena — girls' name

43 babies named Raelena in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s172000s52010s52020s6
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Raelena was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

7 babies were named Raelena in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raelena

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Raelena between 1984 and 2021, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raelena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raelena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Raelena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raelena 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 43 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.

Raelena at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

43

Since 1984

38 years of records

Peak year

1997

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1984

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2021

Raelena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1984

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Raelena by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 40% of Raelena's all-time total
1980s101990s172000s52010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raelena?
43 babies have been named Raelena since 1984. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
When was Raelena most popular?
Raelena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Raelena been used?
Raelena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 38 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Raelena?
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.

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, 1984–2021 (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.