Recorded 1972–1994 Girls' name Peak 1981 42 births

Raeshell — girls' name

42 babies named Raeshell in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s211990s16
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Raeshell was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

6 babies were named Raeshell in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raeshell

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Raeshell between 1972 and 1994, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raeshell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raeshell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Raeshell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raeshell 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 42 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.

Raeshell at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

42

Since 1972

23 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1972

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1994

Raeshell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1972

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 19941993199219871984198319811972 5

Raeshell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 50% of Raeshell's all-time total
1970s51980s211990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raeshell?
42 babies have been named Raeshell since 1972. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
When was Raeshell most popular?
Raeshell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Raeshell been used?
Raeshell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 23 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Raeshell?
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, 1972–1994 (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.