Unisex name · since 1962
Raylen
Raylen has 1,611 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,693 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,611
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raylen is the #1693 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,611 recorded since 1962.
Raylen has 1,611 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1693 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of boys, 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 1962 to 2025.
- #3,775 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,693 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,611 born since 1962
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raylen ranks #3,775 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,693 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,611 born since 1962, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,693 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,611
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raylen's 1,611 recorded births place it above 91.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Raylen compares
1,611 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Raylen's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,611 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raylen's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 107, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Raylen popularity over time - girls
811 total births recorded since 1998 (Raylen as girls' name)
Raylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (884 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Raylen's strongest decade.
884 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Raylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 136
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
884 births
- 2020s
2020s
553 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 884 births (55% of all-time use).
How Raylen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Raylen's total volume
Raylen by state
Where Raylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 122 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 82 | 5.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 82 | 5.1% |
| #4 | California | | 73 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 71 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 63 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 35 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 26 | 1.6% |
122 of 1,611 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Raylen appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- Raylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (884 total births) through the 2020s (553) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Raylens (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Raylen 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.