Girls' name · since 1942
Rayleen
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 1,255 babies named Rayleen, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,006 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,255
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,255 babies have been named Rayleen since 1942, making it today's #5006 girls' name.
Rayleen has 1,255 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5006 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #6,430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,006 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,255 born since 1942
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayleen ranks #6,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,006 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,255 born since 1942, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,006 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,255
- born since 1942
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayleen's 1,255 recorded births place it above 91.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rayleen compares
1,255 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Rayleen's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayleen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,255 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayleen's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Rayleen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (277 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Rayleen's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Rayleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 95
1950s
95 births
- 1960s
1960s
113 births
- 1970s 82
1970s
82 births
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
185 births
- 2000s
2000s
277 births
- 2010s
2010s
208 births
- 2020s
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 277 births (22% of all-time use).
How Rayleen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rayleen's total volume
Rayleen by state
Where Rayleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 516 | 41.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 2.2% |
516 of 1,255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rayleen's data
- Rayleen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (277 total births) through the 2020s (158) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rayleens (516 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Rayleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Rayleen 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.