Girls' name · since 1942
Raenell
Raenell has 257 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
257 girls have been named Raenell since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Raenell recorded 257 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1997.
- #17,350 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 257 born since 1942
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raenell ranks #17,350 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1942, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Raenell's 257 recorded births place it above 75.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Raenell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raenell's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raenell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1997
- Peak year (1972)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Raenell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (75 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Raenell's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Raenell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s
1950s
44 births
- 1960s
1960s
44 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 75 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Raenell's data
- Raenell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raenell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1942–1997 (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 Raenell 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.