Girls' name · since 1947
Raelynn
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 34,671 babies named Raelynn, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,671
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
34,671 babies have been named Raelynn since 1947, making it today's #116 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Raelynn recorded 34,671 times among girls since 1947, holding rank #116 nationally today, ahead of 99.3% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #756 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #116 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 34,671 born since 1947
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raelynn ranks #756 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #116 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 34,671 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.
- #756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,671
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raelynn's 34,671 recorded births place it above 98.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Raelynn compares
34,671 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Raelynn's all-time total is 92x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,671 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,726 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raelynn splits its recorded history at 1988: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 2,726 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raelynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 2,726
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Raelynn popularity over time - boys
51 total births recorded since 2013 (Raelynn as boys' name)
Raelynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15,801 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Raelynn's strongest decade.
15,801 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Raelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 76
1950s
76 births
- 1960s 269
1960s
269 births
- 1970s 240
1970s
240 births
- 1980s 465
1980s
465 births
- 1990s 785
1990s
785 births
- 2000s 1,847
2000s
1,847 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,801 births
- 2020s
2020s
15,183 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15,801 births (46% of all-time use).
How Raelynn 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 Raelynn's total volume
Raelynn by state
Where Raelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,084 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 1,944 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,833 | 5.3% |
| #4 | California | | 1,735 | 5.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,366 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,322 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,294 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 1,178 | 3.4% |
3,084 of 34,671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Raelynn appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raelynn's data
- Raelynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15,801 total births) through the 2020s (15,183) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Raelynns (3,084 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 Raelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Raelynn 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.