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girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Raelyn

Meaning 20th-century coinage from Rae + Lyn Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #502 Trend ↓ Falling 21%

20th-century coinage from Rae + Lyn.

Rank 2025
#502
among girls · ↓80 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
598
named Raelyn · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,715
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
1,034 babies
All-time total
15,864
#1,241 all-time among girls
First recorded
1949
in Social Security records

Raelyn popularity over time

15,864 babies have been named Raelyn since 1949, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 5 – 5 1 – #5,865
1950s 42 – 42 4 +740% #2,942
1960s 135 – 135 14 +221% #2,771
1970s 162 – 162 16 +20% #3,129
1980s 304 – 304 30 +88% #2,519
1990s 721 – 721 72 +137% #1,603
2000s 1,794 7 1,801 180 +150% #927
2010s 8,022 36 8,058 806 +347% #316
2020s (to 2025) 4,583 53 4,636 773 -4% #371

Where Raelyn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 566 0.35 outside top 500
2027 545 0.34 outside top 500
2028 528 0.33 outside top 500
2029 514 0.32 outside top 500
2030 502 0.31 outside top 500

Where Raelyn is most popular

Girls named Raelyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.462 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, West Virginia, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Raelyn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Dakota 23 1.61 +249%
West Virginia 38 1.45 +214%
South Carolina 119 1.32 +187%
Alaska 11 1.28 +177%
Mississippi 57 1.22 +164%
Alabama 111 1.18 +156%
Kentucky 96 1.12 +143%
Tennessee 162 1.02 +121%
Iowa 57 0.975 +111%
Georgia 215 0.946 +105%
Wisconsin 91 0.883 +91%
Louisiana 77 0.880 +91%
North Carolina 190 0.835 +81%
Arkansas 44 0.833 +80%
Missouri 95 0.788 +71%
Nebraska 26 0.723 +57%
Virginia 118 0.692 +50%
Ohio 160 0.674 +46%
Indiana 92 0.655 +42%
Maine 10 0.646 +40%
Maryland 66 0.623 +35%
Michigan 112 0.615 +33%
Florida 262 0.612 +33%
Idaho 20 0.598 +29%
Pennsylvania 135 0.571 +24%
Minnesota 59 0.547 +18%
Kansas 30 0.520 +13%
Oklahoma 38 0.516 +12%
Massachusetts 59 0.488 +6%
Colorado 52 0.466 ≈ national
New Jersey 84 0.465 ≈ national
Delaware 5 0.441 -5%
Washington 61 0.422 -9%
Illinois 96 0.419 -9%
Connecticut 24 0.413 -11%
Arizona 50 0.356 -23%
Oregon 23 0.353 -23%
Utah 29 0.348 -25%
Texas 280 0.348 -25%
New Hampshire 6 0.325 -30%
New York 116 0.293 -37%
California 204 0.243 -47%
Nevada 10 0.215 -53%
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Raelyn

Raelyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #502 in 2025 with 592 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1949, 15,864 American babies have been named Raelyn. Its peak came in 2017, when 1,034 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Raelyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Raelyn?

The median living Raelyn is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 14. An estimated 16 thousand people named Raelyn are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Raelyn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 592 #502 6 #11,682
2024 736 #422 10 #8,180
2023 773 #397 8 #9,546
2022 821 #382 11 #7,628
2021 824 #381 10 #8,020
2020 837 #371 8 #9,350
2019 922 #342 8 #9,540
2018 993 #327 8 #9,465
2017 1,027 #316 7 #10,515
2016 1,029 #317 – –
2015 963 #342 – –
2014 784 #410 6 #11,795
2013 732 #415 7 #10,468
2012 696 #449 – –
2011 494 #585 – –
2010 382 #732 – –
2009 289 #927 – –
2008 250 #1,047 – –
2007 232 #1,120 – –
2006 195 #1,237 – –
2005 185 #1,234 – –
2004 142 #1,447 7 #9,695
2003 149 #1,363 – –
2002 132 #1,450 – –
2001 112 #1,640 – –
2000 108 #1,643 – –
1995 66 #2,075 – –
1990 41 #2,839 – –
1985 25 #3,487 – –
1980 33 #2,785 – –
1975 21 #3,370 – –
1970 11 #4,989 – –
1965 10 #4,433 – –
1960 12 #3,869 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 6 #5,157 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Raelyn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Raelyn?

The median living Raelyn is about 9 years old. Half of all living Raelyns are between 5 and 14 years old.

How many people named Raelyn are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Raelyn are alive in the United States, based on 15,864 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Raelyn mean?

20th-century coinage from Rae + Lyn.

How popular is the name Raelyn in 2025?

Raelyn ranked #502 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 592 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Raelyn?

15,864 babies have been named Raelyn in the United States since 1949, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Raelyn most popular?

Raelyn peaked in 2017, when 1,034 newborns received the name.

Is Raelyn a boy or girl name?

Raelyn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Raelyn rising or falling?

Raelyn has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Raelyn become more popular?

Raelyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 502 girls named Raelyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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