US rank #4901 Girls' name Peak 2022 1,229 births

Rayleen — #4901 US girls' name

1,229 babies named Rayleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s341950s951960s1131970s821980s1031990s1852000s2772010s2082020s132
#4901
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Rayleen was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

35 babies were named Rayleen in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,229 babies named Rayleen between 1942 and 2024, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayleen currently holds the #4901 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayleen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 277 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Rayleen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 507 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Rayleen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayleen 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 1,229 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.

Rayleen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,229

Since 1942

83 years of records

Peak year

2022

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,901

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1942

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rayleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1942

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
35
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
010203040 202420142004199419841974196419541942 8

Rayleen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
277 births that decade — 23% of Rayleen's all-time total
1940s341950s951960s1131970s821980s1031990s1852000s2772010s2082020s132

Rayleen by state

Where Rayleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rayleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
507 41.3%
#2 Texas
20 1.6%
California share of Rayleen's total US births 41.3%
Even split

507 of 1,229 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayleen?
1,229 babies have been named Rayleen since 1942. It currently ranks #4901 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 35 births.
When was Rayleen most popular?
Rayleen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 277 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Rayleen most popular?
The top states for the name Rayleen are California (507 births), Texas (20 births).
How long has the name Rayleen been used?
Rayleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 83 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rayleen?
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, 1942–2024 (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.