US rank #2115 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,697 births

Raizel — #2115 US girls' name

1,697 babies named Raizel in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121970s921980s1761990s2082000s3672010s5032020s339
#2115
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Raizel was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

90 babies were named Raizel in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raizel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,697 babies named Raizel between 1953 and 2024, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raizel currently holds the #2115 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 90 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raizel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 503 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Raizel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,060 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Raizel in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raizel 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 1,697 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.

Raizel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,697

Since 1953

72 years of records

Peak year

2024

90 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,115

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1953

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raizel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1953

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
90
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
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Raizel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
503 births that decade — 30% of Raizel's all-time total
1950s121970s921980s1761990s2082000s3672010s5032020s339

Raizel by state

Where Raizel concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Raizel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,060 62.5%
#2 New Jersey
228 13.4%
#3 California
24 1.4%
#4 Texas
10 0.6%
New York share of Raizel's total US births 62.5%
Even split

1,060 of 1,697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raizel?
1,697 babies have been named Raizel since 1953. It currently ranks #2115 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 90 births.
When was Raizel most popular?
Raizel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 503 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Raizel most popular?
The top states for the name Raizel are New York (1,060 births), New Jersey (228 births), California (24 births).
How long has the name Raizel been used?
Raizel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 72 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raizel?
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.

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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, 1953–2024 (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.