Recorded 1975–1984 Girls' name Peak 1975 17 births

Ralena — girls' name

17 babies named Ralena in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s5
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Ralena was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ralena in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ralena

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Ralena between 1975 and 1984, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ralena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ralena performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ralena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ralena 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 17 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.

Ralena at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

17

Since 1975

10 years of records

Peak year

1975

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1975

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1984

Ralena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1975

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1975)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 198419781975 6

Ralena by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 71% of Ralena's all-time total
1970s121980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ralena?
17 babies have been named Ralena since 1975. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1975 with 6 births.
When was Ralena most popular?
Ralena was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Ralena been used?
Ralena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 10 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Ralena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raleigh, Ralph, Raley, Ralynn, 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, 1975–1984 (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.