Boys' name · since 1999
Raydel
213 babies named Raydel in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,320 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
213 babies have been named Raydel since 1999, making it today's #9320 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Raydel recorded 213 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #9320 nationally today, ahead of 33% of boys, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #12,576 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,320 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 213 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raydel ranks #12,576 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,320 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 213 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,320 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raydel's 213 recorded births place it above 72.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Raydel compares
213 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raydel's all-time total is 42% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raydel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 213 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raydel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raydel's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raydel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Raydel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (127 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Raydel's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Raydel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 127 births (60% of all-time use).
Raydel by state
Where Raydel concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 2.3% |
11 of 213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Raydel's data
- Raydel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (127 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Raydels (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raydel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Raydel 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.