Total births
12
US rank #14976 Girls' name Peak 2021 12 births
Rayzel — #14976 US girls' name
12 babies named Rayzel in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#14976
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 15% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Rayzel was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
6 babies were named Rayzel in 2021 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rayzel
The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Rayzel between 2021 and 2024, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayzel currently holds the #14976 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayzel performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rayzel 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 12 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.
Rayzel at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#14,976
Active since
2021
Rayzel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2021
- Peak year (2021)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Rayzel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 12 births that decade — 100% of Rayzel's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rayzel? ▼
12 babies have been named Rayzel since 2021. It currently ranks #14976 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 6 births.
When was Rayzel most popular? ▼
Rayzel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Rayzel been used? ▼
Rayzel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 4 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rayzel? ▼
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, 2021–2024 (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.