Girls' name · since 1937
Raynelle
226 babies named Raynelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 226
- born since 1937
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raynelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 226 recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Raynelle recorded 226 times among girls since 1937, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2002.
- #18,584 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 226 born since 1937
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raynelle ranks #18,584 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 226 born since 1937, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 226
- born since 1937
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raynelle's 226 recorded births place it above 74.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Raynelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raynelle splits its recorded history at 1976: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raynelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2002
- Peak year (1980)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Raynelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (64 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Raynelle's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Raynelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
34 births
- 1960s
1960s
29 births
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 64 births (28% of all-time use).
Raynelle by state
Where Raynelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 3.1% |
7 of 226 births nationwide.
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- Raynelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Raynelles (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Raynelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1937–2002 (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 Raynelle 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.