Recorded 1914–1994 Boys' name Peak 1940 99 births

Raynald — boys' name

99 babies named Raynald in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s121940s191950s121960s71970s61980s231990s15
1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Raynald was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

8 babies were named Raynald in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raynald

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Raynald between 1914 and 1994, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raynald currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raynald performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Raynald shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raynald 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 99 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.

Raynald at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

99

Since 1914

81 years of records

Peak year

1940

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1914

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1994

Raynald popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1914

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1940)
8
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
456789 1994198719831959194119221914 5

Raynald by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 23% of Raynald's all-time total
1910s51920s121940s191950s121960s71970s61980s231990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raynald?
99 babies have been named Raynald since 1914. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1940 with 8 births.
When was Raynald most popular?
Raynald was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Raynald been used?
Raynald has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 81 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Raynald?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raymond, Ray, Raymundo, Rayan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–1994 (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.