girl's name
Raela
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 330
Raela is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 29 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Raela over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 25 |
| 2000s | 55 |
| 2010s | 109 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 128 |
How popular is Raela?
In 2025, Raela was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Raela is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Raela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Raela also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Raela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Raela
How popular is the name Raela?
In 2025, Raela was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Raela a girl's or a boy's name?
Raela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Raela most popular?
Raela peaked in 2020, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Raela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raela currently ranks #5,147 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.