Total births
26
Girls' name · since 2013
Rayelyn
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Rayelyn, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 26
- total births
- 2013–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
26 girls have been named Rayelyn since 2013, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rayelyn has 26 recorded births among girls since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2021.
- 26 total births
- 2013–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 81% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
26 girls have been named Rayelyn since 2013, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 26
- total births
- 2013–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
81% of everyone ever named Rayelyn was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
6 babies were named Rayelyn in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Rayelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayelyn's full recorded timeline at 2016, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayelyn at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2013
Rayelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2021
- Peak year (2017)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Rayelyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Rayelyn's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Rayelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21 births (81% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rayelyn? ▼
Rayelyn has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 2013, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 6 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
When was Rayelyn most popular? ▼
Rayelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Rayelyn been used? ▼
Records for Rayelyn go back to 2013, giving 9 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Rayelyn? ▼
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.
What to do with Rayelyn's data
- Rayelyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rayelyn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2013–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rayelyn: Baby Name Since 2013 - 26 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rayelyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rayelyn 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 July 2026.