Girls' name · since 1926
Raylene
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 4,065 babies named Raylene, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,883 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,065
- born since 1926
- 1960s
- peak decade
4,065 babies have been named Raylene since 1926, making it today's #6883 girls' name.
Raylene has 4,065 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6883 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #2,952 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,883 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,065 born since 1926
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raylene ranks #2,952 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,883 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,065 born since 1926, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,883 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,065
- born since 1926
- 1960s
- peak decade
Raylene's 4,065 recorded births place it above 95.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Raylene compares
4,065 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Raylene's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raylene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,065 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raylene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raylene splits its recorded history at 1976: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raylene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Raylene by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (600 births, 15% of the file).
1960s was Raylene's strongest decade.
600 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Raylene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 30
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 129
1930s
129 births
- 1940s
1940s
361 births
- 1950s
1950s
560 births
- 1960s
1960s
600 births
- 1970s
1970s
385 births
- 1980s
1980s
387 births
- 1990s
1990s
496 births
- 2000s
2000s
591 births
- 2010s
2010s
381 births
- 2020s 145
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 600 births (15% of all-time use).
How Raylene 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 Raylene's total volume
Raylene by state
Where Raylene concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,649 | 40.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 40 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 17 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 11 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.1% |
1,649 of 4,065 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Raylene appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raylene's data
- Raylene's decade-level peak was the 1960s (600 total births); usage has since declined to 145 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Raylenes (1,649 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 Raylene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Raylene 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.