Recorded 1949–2000 Girls' name Peak 1978 37 births

Raenelle — girls' name

37 babies named Raenelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s61970s151980s52000s6
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Raenelle was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

9 babies were named Raenelle in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raenelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Raenelle between 1949 and 2000, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raenelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raenelle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Raenelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raenelle 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 37 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.

Raenelle at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

37

Since 1949

52 years of records

Peak year

1978

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1949

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2000

Raenelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1949

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Raenelle by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
15 births that decade — 41% of Raenelle's all-time total
1940s51950s61970s151980s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raenelle?
37 babies have been named Raenelle since 1949. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1978 with 9 births.
When was Raenelle most popular?
Raenelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Raenelle been used?
Raenelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 52 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Raenelle?
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, 1949–2000 (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.