Rayshell — #15595 US girls' name
193 babies named Rayshell in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 12% of names given to girls today.
28% of everyone ever named Rayshell was born in this single decade.
10 babies were named Rayshell in 1986 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rayshell
The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Rayshell between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayshell currently holds the #15595 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayshell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rayshell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rayshell 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 193 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.
Rayshell at a glance
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Current rank
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Rayshell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961
- Peak year (1986)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
Currently ranks #15595 among girls.
193 total births across 64 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1986 with 10 births in a single year.
Rayshell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 55 births that decade — 28% of Rayshell's all-time total
Rayshell decade highlights
- Peak decade 55 births
- Runner-up 49 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Rayshell's strongest decade
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 28% of all-time use.
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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, 1961–2024 (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.