Raylynn — #1199 US girls' name
3,648 babies named Raylynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 93% of names given to girls today.
48% of everyone ever named Raylynn was born in this single decade.
249 babies were named Raylynn in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Raylynn
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,648 babies named Raylynn between 1964 and 2024, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raylynn currently holds the #1199 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 249 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Raylynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,766 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Raylynn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 284 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Raylynn in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Raylynn 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 3,648 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.
Raylynn at a glance
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Raylynn popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1964
- Peak year (2017)
- 249
- Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
Currently ranks #1199 among girls.
3,648 total births across 61 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 249 births in a single year.
Raylynn popularity over time — boys
56 total births recorded since 2011 (Raylynn as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Raylynn accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Raylynn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 1,766 births that decade — 48% of Raylynn's all-time total
Raylynn decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,766 births
- Runner-up 997 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Raylynn's strongest decade
1,766 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 48% of all-time use.
Raylynn by state
Where Raylynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 284 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 246 | 6.7% |
| #3 | California | | 167 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 146 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 144 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 122 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 122 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 118 | 3.2% |
284 of 3,648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 6.7% of nationwide
- California 4.6% of nationwide
- Kentucky 4.0% of nationwide
- Indiana 3.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 32 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Raylynn appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1964–2024 (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.