Raelyn Girl
How popular is Raelyn?
#502 girl name in 2025
592 baby girls were named Raelyn in the US in 2025, making it the 502nd most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
Raelyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #502 for girls (▼ 80 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 592 girls, 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #342 in 2015, #371 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (1,029 girls) |
| Highest rank | #316 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1949 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Raelyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Raelynn family of names ranked #111 for girls in 2025 (#101 the year before), with 2,988 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Raelynn | 2,326 | 78% |
| Raelyn | 592 | 20% |
| Raelynne | 30 | 1% |
| Raelin | 18 | 1% |
| Raelene | 6 | 0% |
| Raelyne | 7 | 0% |
| Raelen | 9 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Raelyn is most popular
Babies named Raelyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- South Dakota: 1.6 per 1,000 (23 girls)
- West Virginia: 1.4 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- South Carolina: 1.3 per 1,000 (119 girls)
- Alaska: 1.3 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Mississippi: 1.2 per 1,000 (57 girls)
Raelyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1950s | 42 | #2,861 |
| 1960s | 135 | #2,708 |
| 1970s | 162 | #3,062 |
| 1980s | 304 | #2,484 |
| 1990s | 721 | #1,593 |
| 2000s | 1,794 | #924 |
| 2010s | 8,022 | #316 |
| 2020s | 4,583 | #371 |
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Questions
- Is Raelyn a boy or girl name?
- Raelyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Raelyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Raelyn?
- 592 baby girls were named Raelyn in the US in 2025, making it the 502nd most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
- When was Raelyn most popular?
- Raelyn peaked in 2016, when 1,029 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #316 in 2017.
- How many people are named Raelyn?
- 15,864 babies have been named Raelyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 15,741 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Raelyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Raelyn was most common in South Dakota, at 1.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.