Girls' name · since 1984
Rayelle
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 406 babies named Rayelle, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,643 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 406
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rayelle is the #7643 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 406 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayelle has been recorded 406 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #7643 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #13,402 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,643 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 406 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayelle ranks #13,402 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,643 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 406 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,643 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 406
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayelle's 406 recorded births place it above 81.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
How Rayelle compares
406 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Rayelle's all-time total is 8% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 406 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayelle's full recorded timeline at 2010, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Rayelle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (168 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Rayelle's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rayelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s 62
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
168 births
- 2020s
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 168 births (41% of all-time use).
Rayelle by state
Where Rayelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 406 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rayelle's data
- Rayelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (168 total births) through the 2020s (121) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Virginia records the most Rayelles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rayelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Rayelle 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.