Unisex name · since 1950
Raydell
Raydell has 151 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,709 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 151
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raydell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 151 recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raydell has been recorded 151 times among boys since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2016.
- #14,709 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 151 born since 1950
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raydell ranks #14,709 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1950, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,709 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 151
- born since 1950
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raydell's 151 recorded births place it above 67.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Raydell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raydell's SSA record in two at 1981 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 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raydell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2016
- Peak year (1994)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Raydell popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1928 (Raydell as girls' name)
Raydell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (40 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Raydell's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Raydell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 40 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Raydell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raydell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1950–2016 (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 Raydell 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.