Total births
37
Girls' name · since 1949
Raenelle
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.
- 37
- total births
- 1949–2000
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Raenelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 37 have been recorded since 1949.
Raenelle has 37 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2000.
- 37 total births
- 1949–2000 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
37 girls have been named Raenelle since 1949, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2000.
- 37
- total births
- 1949–2000
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
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.
Raenelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raenelle's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raenelle at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
1978
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1949
Raenelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2000
- Peak year (1978)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Raenelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Raenelle's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Raenelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 15 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Raenelle? ▼
Raenelle has been given to 37 babies in the U.S. since 1949, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2000. 9 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Raenelle since 1949 -- 52 years through the most recent 2000 data.
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.
What to do with Raenelle's data
- Raenelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Raenelle
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Raenelle
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Rae Girl
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Raelyn Girl
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Raeann Girl
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Compare Raenelle side by side: Raenelle vs Raelynn Raenelle vs Raegan Raenelle vs Rae
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1949–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Raenelle: Baby Name Since 1949 - 37 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/raenelle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Raenelle 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 June 2026.