Girls' name · since 1941
Raynette
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.
- #9,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 686
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Raynette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 686 have been recorded since 1941.
Social Security Administration records show Raynette recorded 686 times among girls since 1941, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1996.
- #9,640 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 686 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raynette ranks #9,640 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 686 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 686
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Raynette's 686 recorded births place it above 86.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Raynette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raynette splits its recorded history at 1966: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raynette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1996
- Peak year (1967)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Raynette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (208 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Raynette's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Raynette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 82
1940s
82 births
- 1950s
1950s
168 births
- 1960s
1960s
208 births
- 1970s
1970s
134 births
- 1980s 81
1980s
81 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 208 births (30% of all-time use).
How Raynette 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 Raynette's total volume
Raynette by state
Where Raynette concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 164 | 23.9% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
164 of 686 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Raynette's data
- Raynette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (208 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Raynettes (164 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raynette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1941–1996 (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 Raynette 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.