Girls' name · since 2000
Raeley
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 302 babies named Raeley, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,422 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 302
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raeley is the #11422 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 302 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raeley has been recorded 302 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #11422 nationally and more common than 34% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #15,846 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,422 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 302 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raeley ranks #15,846 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,422 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 302 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,422 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 302
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raeley's 302 recorded births place it above 78.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Raeley compares
302 45th percentile among 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
Raeley's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raeley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 302 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raeley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raeley's full recorded timeline at 2013, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raeley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Raeley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (145 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Raeley's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Raeley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 145 births (48% of all-time use).
Raeley by state
Where Raeley concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 302 births nationwide.
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What to do with Raeley's data
- Raeley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Raeleys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Raeley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Raeley 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.