Total births
115
Girls' name · since 2005
Raylei
115 babies named Raylei in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 115
- total births
- 2005–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
115 girls have been named Raylei since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Raylei has 115 recorded births among girls since 2005, 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 2005 to 2025.
- 115 total births
- 2005–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
115 girls have been named Raylei since 2005, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 115
- total births
- 2005–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Raylei was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
11 babies were named Raylei in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Raylei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raylei's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raylei at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2005
Raylei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Raylei by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Raylei's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Raylei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 63 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Raylei? ▼
115 babies have been named Raylei since 2005. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2016 with 11 births.
When was Raylei most popular? ▼
Raylei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Raylei been used? ▼
Raylei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 21 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Raylei? ▼
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 Raylei's data
- Raylei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2020s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Raylei
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Raylei
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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, 2005–2025 (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. "Raylei: Baby Name Since 2005 - 115 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/raylei. 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 Raylei 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.