Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Raylee

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #1,168 Trend ↓ Falling 15%
Rank 2025
#1,168
among girls · ↑90 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
199
named Raylee · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,077
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
318 babies
All-time total
5,131
#2,567 all-time among girls
First recorded
1988
in Social Security records

Raylee popularity over time

5,131 babies have been named Raylee since 1988, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 5 – 5 1 – #13,340
1990s 161 12 173 17 +3360% #3,552
2000s 1,079 40 1,119 112 +547% #1,140
2010s 2,535 36 2,571 257 +130% #879
2020s (to 2025) 1,257 6 1,263 211 -18% #1,073

Where Raylee 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 194 0.12 outside top 500
2027 189 0.12 outside top 500
2028 186 0.12 outside top 500
2029 183 0.11 outside top 500
2030 180 0.11 outside top 500

Where Raylee is most popular

Girls named Raylee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.127 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

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 Raylee 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
Kentucky 62 0.725 +469%
Oklahoma 53 0.720 +466%
Arkansas 23 0.435 +242%
Mississippi 20 0.428 +236%
Montana 5 0.369 +190%
Louisiana 30 0.343 +169%
Missouri 41 0.340 +167%
Idaho 10 0.299 +135%
Tennessee 47 0.297 +133%
Utah 24 0.288 +126%
Alabama 24 0.256 +101%
Indiana 35 0.249 +96%
West Virginia 6 0.229 +80%
South Carolina 20 0.222 +75%
Kansas 11 0.191 +50%
Texas 131 0.163 +28%
Georgia 36 0.158 +24%
North Carolina 33 0.145 +14%
Nebraska 5 0.139 +9%
Ohio 24 0.101 -21%
Washington 12 0.083 -35%
Arizona 11 0.078 -38%
Florida 27 0.063 -50%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -54%
Michigan 10 0.055 -57%
Colorado 6 0.054 -58%
Virginia 6 0.035 -72%
California 25 0.030 -77%
New York 11 0.028 -78%
Illinois 6 0.026 -79%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -80%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Raylee

Raylee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,168 in 2025 with 199 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 5,131 American babies have been named Raylee. Its peak came in 2017, when 318 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 Raylee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Raylee?

The median living Raylee is about 10 years old; half are between 6 and 16. An estimated 5,100 people named Raylee are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Raylee 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 199 #1,168 – –
2024 186 #1,258 – –
2023 195 #1,222 – –
2022 219 #1,127 – –
2021 234 #1,073 – –
2020 224 #1,092 6 #11,686
2019 230 #1,087 – –
2018 254 #1,023 – –
2017 312 #879 6 #11,887
2016 258 #1,029 6 #11,823
2015 262 #1,023 6 #11,776
2014 252 #1,031 – –
2013 240 #1,038 5 #13,626
2012 273 #938 7 #10,512
2011 224 #1,102 6 #11,939
2010 230 #1,088 – –
2009 223 #1,140 6 #12,145
2008 153 #1,526 5 #14,145
2007 155 #1,501 7 #10,634
2006 123 #1,706 9 #8,580
2005 98 #1,961 7 #9,895
2004 79 #2,238 – –
2003 79 #2,200 – –
2002 68 #2,372 – –
2001 51 #2,869 – –
2000 50 #2,890 6 #10,052
1995 24 #4,320 – –
1990 11 #7,730 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Raylee?

The median living Raylee is about 10 years old. Half of all living Raylees are between 6 and 16 years old.

How many people named Raylee are alive today?

An estimated 5,100 people named Raylee are alive in the United States, based on 5,131 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Raylee in 2025?

Raylee ranked #1,168 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 199 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Raylee?

5,131 babies have been named Raylee in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Raylee most popular?

Raylee peaked in 2017, when 318 newborns received the name.

Is Raylee a boy or girl name?

Raylee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Raylee rising or falling?

Raylee is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Raylee become more popular?

Raylee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 180 girls named Raylee 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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