Girls' name · since 1991
Raelin
Raelin has 792 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,421 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 792
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
792 babies have been named Raelin since 1991, making it today's #6421 girls' name.
Raelin has 792 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6421 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, 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 1991 to 2025.
- #8,797 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,421 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 792 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raelin ranks #8,797 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,421 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 792 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,421 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 792
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raelin's 792 recorded births place it above 87.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Raelin compares
792 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Raelin's all-time total is 111% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raelin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 792 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raelin's full recorded timeline at 2009, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raelin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Raelin popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2020 (Raelin as boys' name)
Raelin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (351 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Raelin's strongest decade.
351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Raelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 81
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
246 births
- 2010s
2010s
351 births
- 2020s 114
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 351 births (44% of all-time use).
How Raelin 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 Raelin's total volume
Raelin by state
Where Raelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 29 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 19 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
29 of 792 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Raelin's data
- Raelin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (351 total births); usage has since declined to 114 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Raelins (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Raelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Raelin 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.