Unisex name · since 2002

Rayli

Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 113 babies named Rayli, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#25,813 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,965 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
113
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade

113 babies have been named Rayli since 2002, making it today's #15965 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Rayli recorded 113 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #15965 nationally today, ahead of 8% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.

  • #25,813 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,965 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 113 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayli ranks #25,813 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,965 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 113 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#25,813 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,965 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
113
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%7.7%
Rayli vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rayli's 113 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Rayli compares

113 27th percentile among 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

Rayli's all-time total is 70% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rayli Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 113 376 567,345
Peak-year births 10 21 19,840

Rayli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rayli splits its recorded history at 2014: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Rayli popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
10
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
4681012 200220052010201220142016202120232025 5

Rayli popularity over time - boys

20 total births recorded since 2005 (Rayli as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 20 births
45678910 200520062007 6

Rayli by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (57 births, 50% of the file).

2010s was Rayli's strongest decade.

57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Rayli births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 57 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayli?
Since 2002, Social Security records show 113 babies named Rayli. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,813 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #15,965 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2010, with 10 births.
Where does Rayli sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayli ranks #25,813 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,965 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rayli most popular?
Rayli was most popular in the 2010s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Is Rayli a unisex name?
Yes, Rayli is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 113 births, and as a boy's name it has 20 births.
How long has the name Rayli been used?
The SSA has tracked Rayli since 2002 -- 24 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Rayli?
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 Rayli's data

  • Rayli's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rayli

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rayli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2025 (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 Rayli 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.