Girls' name · since 1929
Raelene
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 2,451 babies named Raelene, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,364 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,451
- born since 1929
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raelene is the #13364 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,451 recorded since 1929.
Social Security Administration records show Raelene recorded 2,451 times among girls since 1929, holding rank #13364 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2025.
- #4,103 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,364 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,451 born since 1929
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raelene ranks #4,103 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,364 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,451 born since 1929, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,364 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,451
- born since 1929
- 1960s
- peak decade
Raelene's 2,451 recorded births place it above 94.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Raelene compares
2,451 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Raelene's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raelene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,451 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raelene's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Raelene by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (429 births, 18% of the file).
1960s was Raelene's strongest decade.
429 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Raelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 84
1930s
84 births
- 1940s
1940s
180 births
- 1950s
1950s
400 births
- 1960s
1960s
429 births
- 1970s
1970s
283 births
- 1980s
1980s
299 births
- 1990s
1990s
314 births
- 2000s
2000s
232 births
- 2010s 163
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 429 births (18% of all-time use).
How Raelene 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 Raelene's total volume
Raelene by state
Where Raelene concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 738 | 30.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New Hampshire | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Washington | | 5 | 0.2% |
738 of 2,451 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Raelene's data
- Raelene's decade-level peak was the 1960s (429 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Raelenes (738 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raelene: 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 (~96 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, 1929–2025 (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 Raelene 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.