Recorded 2016–2021 Boys' name Peak 2018 30 births

Rahyl — boys' name

30 babies named Rahyl in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s182020s12
2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Rahyl was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rahyl in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahyl

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Rahyl between 2016 and 2021, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahyl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahyl performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rahyl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahyl 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 30 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.

Rahyl at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

30

Since 2016

6 years of records

Peak year

2018

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2016

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2021

Rahyl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2016

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20212020201820172016 6

Rahyl by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 60% of Rahyl's all-time total
2010s182020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahyl?
30 babies have been named Rahyl since 2016. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Rahyl most popular?
Rahyl was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Rahyl been used?
Rahyl has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 6 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Rahyl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raheem, Rahul, Rahim, Rahsaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2016–2021 (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.