Unisex name · since 1925
Raynell
Raynell has 716 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 716
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Raynell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 716 have been recorded since 1925.
Raynell has 716 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1925 to 2023.
- #9,383 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 716 born since 1925
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raynell ranks #9,383 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 716 born since 1925, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,383 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 716
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Raynell's 716 recorded births place it above 87.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Raynell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raynell's full recorded timeline at 1968, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raynell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2023
- Peak year (1956)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Raynell popularity over time - boys
439 total births recorded since 1955 (Raynell as boys' name)
Raynell by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (129 births, 18% of the file).
1960s was Raynell's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Raynell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 49
1930s
49 births
- 1940s
1940s
94 births
- 1950s
1950s
114 births
- 1960s
1960s
129 births
- 1970s
1970s
96 births
- 1980s
1980s
129 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 129 births (18% of all-time use).
How Raynell 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 Raynell's total volume
Raynell by state
Where Raynell concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
12 of 716 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Raynell's data
- Raynell's decade-level peak was the 1960s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Raynells (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raynell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1925–2023 (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 Raynell 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.