Recorded 1949–2014 Girls' name Peak 1949 148 births

Rainelle — girls' name

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

1940s461950s351970s61980s181990s212000s172010s5
1940s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Rainelle was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

46 babies were named Rainelle in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rainelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Rainelle between 1949 and 2014, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rainelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rainelle performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rainelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rainelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rainelle 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 148 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.

Rainelle at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

148

Since 1949

66 years of records

Peak year

1949

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1949

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2014

Rainelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1949

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1949)
46
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
01020304050 20142001199719871980195419501949 46

Rainelle by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
46 births that decade — 31% of Rainelle's all-time total
1940s461950s351970s61980s181990s212000s172010s5

Rainelle by state

Where Rainelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rainelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
9 6.1%
Michigan share of Rainelle's total US births 6.1%

9 of 148 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rainelle?
148 babies have been named Rainelle since 1949. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1949 with 46 births.
When was Rainelle most popular?
Rainelle was most popular in the 1940s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Rainelle most popular?
The top states for the name Rainelle are Michigan (9 births).
How long has the name Rainelle been used?
Rainelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 66 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Rainelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raina, Rain, Raine, Raizy, 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, 1949–2014 (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.