Girls' name · since 1961
Ralynn
Ralynn has 272 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,785 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 272
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ralynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 272 have been recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Ralynn recorded 272 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2024.
- #16,785 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 272 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ralynn ranks #16,785 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 272 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,785 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 272
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ralynn's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ralynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ralynn's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ralynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Ralynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (120 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Ralynn's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Ralynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Ralynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ralynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1961–2024 (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 Ralynn 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.