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Raylene

100% girls · 16 born in 2025

Raylene has been given to about 4,065 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,681
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Raylene per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 79
  • Born in 202516
  • All time4,065

How popular is Raylene?

Its best year was 1961, when 79 babies were given the name, ranking 1250th. The typical living American called Raylene is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Raylene

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jaylene0.89
  2. Kaylene0.89
  3. Darlene0.79
  4. Arlene0.79
  5. Marlene0.79
  6. Carlene0.79
  7. Allene0.79
  8. Alene0.79

Middle names for Raylene

Ranked by flow score
  1. Raylene Marie0.83
  2. Raylene Grace0.83
  3. Raylene Louise0.83
  4. Raylene Claire0.82
  5. Raylene Mae0.82
  6. Raylene Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Raylene

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.86
  2. Georginasister · 0.85
  3. Santosbrother · 0.85
  4. Claybrother · 0.84
  5. Laurelsister · 0.82
  6. Daliasister · 0.82

Where Raylene is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Raylene White0.78
  2. Raylene Nguyen0.78
  3. Raylene Moore0.78
  4. Raylene Hill0.78
  5. Raylene Hall0.78
  6. Raylene Brown0.78

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 Raylene

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

Raylene 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. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.