Recorded 1946–1990 Girls' name Peak 1951 238 births

Raynetta — girls' name

238 babies named Raynetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s821960s661970s481980s231990s8
1950s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Raynetta was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

21 babies were named Raynetta in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raynetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 238 babies named Raynetta between 1946 and 1990, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raynetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raynetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Raynetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raynetta 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 238 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.

Raynetta at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

238

Since 1946

45 years of records

Peak year

1951

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1946

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1990

Raynetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1946

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1951)
21
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 199019811972196819641959195519511946 5

Raynetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
82 births that decade — 34% of Raynetta's all-time total
1940s111950s821960s661970s481980s231990s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raynetta?
238 babies have been named Raynetta since 1946. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1951 with 21 births.
When was Raynetta most popular?
Raynetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Raynetta been used?
Raynetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 45 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Raynetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rayna, Rayne, Raya, Ray, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1946–1990 (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.