Recorded 1943–2001 Girls' name Peak 1957 252 births

Ralene — girls' name

252 babies named Ralene in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s481950s601960s901970s271980s222000s5
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Ralene was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ralene in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ralene

The Social Security Administration has registered 252 babies named Ralene between 1943 and 2001, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ralene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ralene performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ralene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ralene 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 252 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.

Ralene at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

252

Since 1943

59 years of records

Peak year

1957

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1943

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2001

Ralene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1943

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1957)
16
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
05101520 20011977196819631957195119461943 10

Ralene by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
90 births that decade — 36% of Ralene's all-time total
1940s481950s601960s901970s271980s222000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ralene?
252 babies have been named Ralene since 1943. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1957 with 16 births.
When was Ralene most popular?
Ralene was most popular in the 1960s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Ralene been used?
Ralene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 59 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Ralene?
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, 1943–2001 (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.