girl's name
Raelyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 16,581
the United States
#502
2025 births
Raelyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 598 babies in the United States, ranking #502. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2017, when 1,034 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,544 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
Raelyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 42 |
| 1960s | 135 |
| 1970s | 162 |
| 1980s | 304 |
| 1990s | 721 |
| 2000s | 1,801 |
| 2010s | 8,058 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,636 |
How popular is Raelyn?
In 2025, Raelyn was given to 598 babies in the United States, ranking #502 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Raelyn 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 Raelyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Raelyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raelyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Raelyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raelyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Raelyn
How popular is the name Raelyn?
In 2025, Raelyn was given to 598 babies in the United States, ranking #502 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Raelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Raelyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Raelyn most popular?
Raelyn peaked in 2017, when 1,034 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Raelyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raelyn currently ranks #502 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.