Recorded 1950–2016 Unisex name Peak 1994 151 births

Raydell — boys' name

151 babies named Raydell in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s261960s201970s231980s251990s402000s52010s12
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Raydell was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

9 babies were named Raydell in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raydell

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Raydell between 1950 and 2016, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raydell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Raydell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1928.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raydell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Raydell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raydell 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 151 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.

Raydell at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

151

Since 1950

67 years of records

Peak year

1994

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1950

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2016

Raydell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1950

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1994)
9
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
45678910 2016199519901981197319591950 5

Raydell popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1928 (Raydell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19391928 5

Raydell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 26% of Raydell's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raydell?
151 babies have been named Raydell since 1950. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1994 with 9 births.
When was Raydell most popular?
Raydell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Is Raydell a unisex name?
Yes, Raydell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 151 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Raydell been used?
Raydell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 67 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Raydell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raymond, Ray, Raymundo, Rayan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1950–2016 (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.