Recorded 1977–2022 Unisex name Peak 1995 50 births

Raynel — boys' name

50 babies named Raynel in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s242010s102020s11
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Raynel was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

7 babies were named Raynel in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raynel

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Raynel between 1977 and 2022, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raynel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Raynel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1956.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raynel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Raynel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raynel 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 50 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.

Raynel at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

50

Since 1977

46 years of records

Peak year

1995

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1977

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2022

Raynel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1977

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202220202015201119991998199519941977 5

Raynel popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1956 (Raynel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1956 5

Raynel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 48% of Raynel's all-time total
1970s51990s242010s102020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raynel?
50 babies have been named Raynel since 1977. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1995 with 7 births.
When was Raynel most popular?
Raynel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Is Raynel a unisex name?
Yes, Raynel is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 50 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Raynel been used?
Raynel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 46 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Raynel?
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, 1977–2022 (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.