Recorded 1942–1997 Girls' name Peak 1972 257 births

Raenell — girls' name

257 babies named Raenell in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s401950s441960s441970s751980s311990s23
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Raenell was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

14 babies were named Raenell in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raenell

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Raenell between 1942 and 1997, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raenell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raenell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Raenell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raenell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 257 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Raenell at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

257

Since 1942

56 years of records

Peak year

1972

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1942

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1997

Raenell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1942

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1972)
14
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
46810121416 199719861978197319671960195419471942 5

Raenell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
75 births that decade — 29% of Raenell's all-time total
1940s401950s441960s441970s751980s311990s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raenell?
257 babies have been named Raenell since 1942. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1972 with 14 births.
When was Raenell most popular?
Raenell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Raenell been used?
Raenell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 56 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Raenell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raelynn, Raegan, Rae, Raelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1942–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.