Girls' name · since 1994
Railyn
Railyn has 896 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,723 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 896
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Railyn currently ranks #4723 among girls' names in America, with 896 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Railyn has been recorded 896 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #4723 nationally and more common than 73% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #8,094 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,723 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 896 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Railyn ranks #8,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,723 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 896 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,723 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 896
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Railyn's 896 recorded births place it above 88.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Railyn compares
896 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Railyn's all-time total is 138% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Railyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 896 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 21 | 19,840 |
Railyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Railyn's full recorded timeline at 2011, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Railyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Railyn popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 2021 (Railyn as boys' name)
Railyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (503 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Railyn's strongest decade.
503 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Railyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 156
2000s
156 births
- 2010s
2010s
503 births
- 2020s
2020s
216 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 503 births (56% of all-time use).
How Railyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Railyn's total volume
Railyn by state
Where Railyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 56 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 23 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 23 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 20 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 19 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
56 of 896 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Railyn's data
- Railyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (503 total births) through the 2020s (216) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Railyns (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Railyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Railyn 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.