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Raelyn

Girl

Meaning of Raelyn: American: 'invented name combining Rae and Lynn'

Raelyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 494th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#494

598 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

15,864

First recorded 1949 · peak 2017

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 25 babies1982: 34 babies1983: 28 babies1984: 22 babies1985: 25 babies1986: 25 babies1987: 33 babies1988: 43 babies1989: 36 babies1990: 41 babies19901991: 55 babies1992: 67 babies1993: 59 babies1994: 70 babies1995: 66 babies1996: 73 babies1997: 100 babies1998: 90 babies1999: 100 babies2000: 108 babies20002001: 112 babies2002: 132 babies2003: 149 babies2004: 149 babies2005: 185 babies2006: 195 babies2007: 232 babies2008: 250 babies2009: 289 babies2010: 382 babies20102011: 494 babies2012: 696 babies2013: 739 babies2014: 790 babies2015: 963 babies2016: 1,029 babies2017: 1,034 babies2018: 1,001 babies2019: 930 babies2020: 845 babies20202021: 834 babies2022: 832 babies2023: 781 babies2024: 746 babies2025: 598 babies
US babies named Raelyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,034.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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