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Raelyn

99% girls · #502 in the US for girls, 2025

Raelyn has been given to about 15,864 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 15,743
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Raelyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 1,034
  • Born in 2025598
  • All time15,864
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Raelyn?

Raelyn ranks 502nd among American girls in 2025, with 598 born that year. Its best year was 2017, when 1,034 babies were given the name, ranking 316th. The typical living American called Raelyn is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Dakota, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.

Names that sound like Raelyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Raelynn0.91
  2. Braelyn0.89
  3. Kaelyn0.88
  4. Jaelyn0.88
  5. Gracelyn0.81
  6. Katelyn0.79
  7. Madelyn0.79
  8. Adelyn0.75

Middle names for Raelyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Raelyn Anne0.81
  2. Raelyn Catherine0.78
  3. Raelyn Josephine0.78
  4. Raelyn Marie0.77
  5. Raelyn Grace0.77
  6. Raelyn Eve0.77

Sibling names for Raelyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brinleysister · 0.99
  2. Briellasister · 0.99
  3. Charleesister · 0.99
  4. Sullivanbrother · 0.98
  5. Kasonbrother · 0.98
  6. Daxtonbrother · 0.98

Where Raelyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. South Dakota0.07%
  2. Mississippi0.06%
  3. South Carolina0.06%
  4. Tennessee0.05%
  5. Arkansas0.05%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Raelyn Anderson0.77
  2. Raelyn White0.72
  3. Raelyn Moore0.72
  4. Raelyn Hill0.72
  5. Raelyn Hall0.72
  6. Raelyn Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Raelyn

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Raelyn across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.