girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Raelynn

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #116 Trend → Stable

Raelynn is a feminine given name of English origin, a modern combination of the names Rae and Lynn.

Rank 2025
#116
among girls · ↓3 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,326
named Raelynn · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 691
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
2,734 babies
All-time total
34,722
#756 all-time among girls
First recorded
1947
in Social Security records

Raelynn popularity over time

34,722 babies have been named Raelynn since 1947, 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
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – #5,935
1950s 76 – 76 8 +1420% #3,064
1960s 269 – 269 27 +254% #2,065
1970s 240 – 240 24 -11% #2,657
1980s 465 – 465 47 +94% #1,957
1990s 785 – 785 79 +69% #1,499
2000s 1,847 – 1,847 185 +135% #847
2010s 15,801 19 15,820 1,582 +757% #113
2020s (to 2025) 15,183 32 15,215 2,536 +60% #99

Where Raelynn 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 2,308 1.44 #118
2027 2,294 1.43 #119
2028 2,281 1.42 #119
2029 2,270 1.41 #120
2030 2,261 1.41 #120

Where Raelynn is most popular

Girls named Raelynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.55 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

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 Raelynn 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
West Virginia 182 6.94 +348%
Mississippi 227 4.85 +213%
Kentucky 401 4.69 +203%
South Dakota 61 4.27 +176%
Maine 62 4.01 +159%
Alabama 366 3.90 +152%
South Carolina 334 3.72 +140%
Vermont 18 3.71 +140%
Alaska 29 3.37 +117%
Tennessee 530 3.35 +116%
North Dakota 43 3.27 +111%
Missouri 393 3.26 +110%
Iowa 184 3.15 +103%
Arkansas 164 3.10 +100%
Idaho 101 3.02 +95%
Nebraska 103 2.87 +85%
Delaware 32 2.82 +82%
Ohio 665 2.80 +81%
North Carolina 636 2.79 +80%
Indiana 386 2.75 +77%
Montana 36 2.66 +72%
New Hampshire 49 2.65 +71%
Wisconsin 270 2.62 +69%
Oklahoma 190 2.58 +67%
Georgia 578 2.54 +64%
Michigan 449 2.47 +59%
Kansas 140 2.43 +57%
Virginia 393 2.31 +49%
Louisiana 194 2.22 +43%
Maryland 211 1.99 +28%
Pennsylvania 454 1.92 +24%
Oregon 122 1.87 +21%
Minnesota 200 1.85 +20%
Utah 147 1.77 +14%
Florida 746 1.74 +13%
New Mexico 42 1.73 +11%
Washington 235 1.63 +5%
District of Columbia 19 1.60 ≈ national
Arizona 221 1.58 ≈ national
Nevada 73 1.57 ≈ national
Illinois 349 1.52 ≈ national
Colorado 165 1.48 -5%
Texas 1,064 1.32 -15%
Connecticut 71 1.22 -21%
Massachusetts 122 1.01 -35%
Rhode Island 12 0.958 -38%
New York 378 0.955 -38%
New Jersey 166 0.920 -41%
Hawaii 8 0.698 -55%
California 499 0.594 -62%
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 Raelynn

Raelynn is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #116 in 2025 with 2,326 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1947, 34,722 American babies have been named Raelynn. Its peak came in 2022, when 2,734 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Raelynn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Raelynn?

The median living Raelynn is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 34 thousand people named Raelynn are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Raelynn 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 2,326 #116 – –
2024 2,422 #113 6 #12,012
2023 2,415 #112 8 #9,547
2022 2,726 #99 8 #9,634
2021 2,683 #103 5 #13,617
2020 2,611 #104 5 #13,587
2019 2,573 #113 6 #11,808
2018 2,617 #116 – –
2017 2,459 #124 – –
2016 1,986 #158 – –
2015 1,807 #179 6 #11,758
2014 1,238 #266 – –
2013 1,121 #283 7 #10,469
2012 932 #337 – –
2011 599 #495 – –
2010 469 #628 – –
2009 330 #847 – –
2008 303 #909 – –
2007 249 #1,056 – –
2006 174 #1,341 – –
2005 152 #1,414 – –
2004 147 #1,421 – –
2003 130 #1,507 – –
2002 127 #1,496 – –
2001 126 #1,496 – –
2000 109 #1,628 – –
1995 78 #1,834 – –
1990 47 #2,558 – –
1985 50 #2,124 – –
1980 38 #2,522 – –
1975 22 #3,230 – –
1970 24 #2,914 – –
1965 32 #2,103 – –
1960 21 #2,705 – –
1955 15 #3,064 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Raelynn?

The median living Raelynn is about 6 years old. Half of all living Raelynns are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Raelynn are alive today?

An estimated 34 thousand people named Raelynn are alive in the United States, based on 34,722 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Raelynn mean?

Raelynn is a feminine given name of English origin, a modern combination of the names Rae and Lynn.

How popular is the name Raelynn in 2025?

Raelynn ranked #116 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,326 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Raelynn?

34,722 babies have been named Raelynn in the United States since 1947, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Raelynn most popular?

Raelynn peaked in 2022, when 2,734 newborns received the name.

Is Raelynn a boy or girl name?

Raelynn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Raelynn rising or falling?

Raelynn is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Raelynn become more popular?

Raelynn looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,261 girls named Raelynn in 2030, ranking around #120. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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