Baby Name Popularity Profile

Raelyn

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Raelyn.

✦ Meaning uncertain 🌍 Other Modern
National Rank (2025) #502
All-Time Peak Rank #316 Achieved 2017
Total U.S. Births 15,768 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.6% Boy / 99.4% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1949 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 1,029 births in 2016
💡 The Raelyn Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Meaning uncertain
Language Origin Other
Origin Type uncertain
Modern American coinage, a blend of the names Rae and Lynn.
Common Nicknames
Rae Lynn
Alternative Spellings
Raelynn Raylynn
Pronunciation: RAY-lin
Themes & Categories
Modern
Etymology confidence: Low · Under review

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Raelyn across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -29.3%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -38.5%
2015: 963 births 963 2016: 1,029 births 2017: 1,027 births 2018: 993 births 2019: 922 births 2020: 837 births 837 2021: 824 births 2022: 821 births 2023: 773 births 2024: 736 births 2025: 592 births 592
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,029 births in 2016
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 13 yrs
Longest Streak 69 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 5
1950s: 42
1960s: 135
1970s: 162
1980s: 304
1990s: 721
2000s: 1,794
2010s: 8,022
2020s: 4,583

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables R-a-elyn
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with R, a letter used by only 4.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Florida
Top States Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky
States with Data 46
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Florida #394 964 2018 12.7% Decline
South Carolina #226 386 2020 33.3% Decline
Tennessee #225 563 2016 Stable
Georgia #362 733 2016 41.5% Decline
Kentucky #359 438 2015 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #486 696 2017 41.0% Decline
Alabama #429 404 2018 55.6% Decline
Mississippi #264 253 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #470 357 2016 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 167 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #606 416 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #416 339 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #889 207 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 54 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #325 359 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #682 1,194 2015 4.3% Decline
Virginia #373 354 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #265 160 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #427 672 2016 3.6% Decline
Colorado #691 174 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #557 188 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #427 224 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #397 208 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #479 507 2019 41.9% Decline
Minnesota #534 247 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #429 176 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 17 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #395 48 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #398 127 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #461 85 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #641 604 2018 54.3% Decline
Delaware Unranked 21 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 74 2018 Insufficient historical volume
California #947 872 2022 9.1% Decline
Oregon Unranked 79 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #993 427 2015 70.0% Decline
South Dakota #271 29 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 24 2020 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #608 198 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #512 174 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 60 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1137 394 2020 60.6% Decline
Maine Unranked 20 2014 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 23 2018 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 13 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 5 2015 Insufficient historical volume

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