US rank #4698 Girls' name Peak 2024 392 births

Rayelle — #4698 US girls' name

392 babies named Rayelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s452000s622010s1682020s107
#4698
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Rayelle was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

29 babies were named Rayelle in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 392 babies named Rayelle between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayelle currently holds the #4698 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayelle performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rayelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rayelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayelle 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 392 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.

Rayelle at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

392

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2024

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,698

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rayelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
29
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082002199419891984 5

Rayelle by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
168 births that decade — 43% of Rayelle's all-time total
1980s101990s452000s622010s1682020s107

Rayelle by state

Where Rayelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rayelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Virginia
5 1.3%
Virginia share of Rayelle's total US births 1.3%

5 of 392 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayelle?
392 babies have been named Rayelle since 1984. It currently ranks #4698 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 29 births.
When was Rayelle most popular?
Rayelle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Rayelle most popular?
The top states for the name Rayelle are Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Rayelle been used?
Rayelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rayelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rayna, Rayne, Raya, Ray, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1984–2024 (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.