Recorded 1941–1996 Girls' name Peak 1967 686 births

Raynette — girls' name

686 babies named Raynette in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s821950s1681960s2081970s1341980s811990s13
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Raynette was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

28 babies were named Raynette in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raynette

The Social Security Administration has registered 686 babies named Raynette between 1941 and 1996, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raynette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raynette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 208 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Raynette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 164 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Raynette in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raynette 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 686 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.

Raynette at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

686

Since 1941

56 years of records

Peak year

1967

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1941

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1996

Raynette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1941

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1967)
28
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
0102030 199619841977197019631956194919421941 6

Raynette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
208 births that decade — 30% of Raynette's all-time total
1940s821950s1681960s2081970s1341980s811990s13

Raynette by state

Where Raynette concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Raynette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
164 23.9%
#2 California
6 0.9%
Hawaii share of Raynette's total US births 23.9%
Even split

164 of 686 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raynette?
686 babies have been named Raynette since 1941. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1967 with 28 births.
When was Raynette most popular?
Raynette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 208 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Raynette most popular?
The top states for the name Raynette are Hawaii (164 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Raynette been used?
Raynette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 56 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Raynette?
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.

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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, 1941–1996 (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.