Girls' name · since 1949
Raelyn
Raelyn has 15,768 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #502 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,768
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raelyn is the #502 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 15,768 recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raelyn has been recorded 15,768 times among girls since 1949, currently ranked #502 nationally and more common than 97% 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 1949 to 2025.
- #1,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #502 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,768 born since 1949
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raelyn ranks #1,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #502 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,768 born since 1949, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #502 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,768
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raelyn's 15,768 recorded births place it above 98.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Raelyn compares
15,768 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Raelyn's all-time total is 42x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,768 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,029 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raelyn splits its recorded history at 1990: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 1,029 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raelyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 1,029
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Raelyn popularity over time - boys
96 total births recorded since 2004 (Raelyn as boys' name)
Raelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,022 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Raelyn's strongest decade.
8,022 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Raelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
- 1960s 135
1960s
135 births
- 1970s 162
1970s
162 births
- 1980s 304
1980s
304 births
- 1990s 721
1990s
721 births
- 2000s 1,794
2000s
1,794 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,022 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,583 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,022 births (51% of all-time use).
How Raelyn 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 Raelyn's total volume
Raelyn by state
Where Raelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,194 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 964 | 6.1% |
| #3 | California | | 872 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 733 | 4.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 696 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 672 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 604 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 563 | 3.6% |
1,194 of 15,768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Raelyn appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raelyn's data
- Raelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,022 total births) through the 2020s (4,583) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Raelyns (1,194 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 Raelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Raelyn 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.