Recorded 1981–2010 Girls' name Peak 1987 39 births

Raylena — girls' name

39 babies named Raylena in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s212010s5
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Raylena was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Raylena in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raylena

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Raylena between 1981 and 2010, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raylena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raylena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Raylena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raylena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raylena 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 39 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.

Raylena at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

39

Since 1981

30 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1981

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2010

Raylena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1981

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
456789 2010199819961993199019871981 5

Raylena by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 54% of Raylena's all-time total
1980s131990s212010s5

Raylena by state

Where Raylena concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raylena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 53.8%
California share of Raylena's total US births 53.8%

21 of 39 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raylena?
39 babies have been named Raylena since 1981. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Raylena most popular?
Raylena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Raylena most popular?
The top states for the name Raylena are California (21 births).
How long has the name Raylena been used?
Raylena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 30 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Raylena?
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.

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, 1981–2010 (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.