Raelynn
Raelynn was the 116th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,326 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 99th with 2,726 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 63 places. More babies were named Raelynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it RAY-lin /ˈreɪlɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #116 girls, down 12 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,326girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20222,726 babies
- Total since 1880
- 34,722babies recorded
What does the name Raelynn mean?
Raelynn is a 20th-century American invention that joins Rae and Lynn, as Wiktionary and Wikipedia both describe it. Each part has its own history, but the combined name was chosen for its sound rather than for the meaning of its parts. Raylynn and Raelyn are other spellings in use. Wikipedia notes that names ending in -lyn have been popular for American girls in recent decades.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern blend of Rae and Lynn; no meaning of its own.
Related names: Raylynn, Raelyn, Rae, Lynn.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Raelynn', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Raelynn (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Raelynn
The usual nicknames for Raelynn are Rae. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Raelynn in the last five years, 8 were named Rae, against 44 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rae · also for Rachel, Aurelia | Modern | #1,306 | 1,002 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Raelynns go by each one.
Raelynn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 51 since 2013.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #116 | 2,326 |
| 2020 | #104 | 2,611 |
| 2010 | #628 | 469 |
| 2000 | #1,628 | 109 |
| 1990 | #2,558 | 47 |
| 1980 | #2,522 | 38 |
| 1970 | #2,914 | 24 |
| 1960 | #2,705 | 21 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Raelynn, counting every spelling?
Raelynn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #87 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #116 for Raelynn on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,423 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raelynn | 2,326 | #116 | 12,572 |
| Raelyn | 592 | #502 | 3,746 |
| Raylynn | 176 | #1,277 | 965 |
| Railynn | 49 | #3,241 | 295 |
| Raylin | 49 | #3,242 | 283 |
| Raylyn | 56 | #2,988 | 235 |
| Raelynne | 30 | #4,638 | 221 |
| Railyn | 29 | #4,728 | 170 |
| Rayleen | 26 | #5,068 | 150 |
| Raylene | 16 | #7,069 | 124 |
| Reilynn | 11 | #9,335 | 92 |
| Raelin | 18 | #6,496 | 85 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Raelynn?
2,326 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Raelynn (0.64 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Raelynn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Raelynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Raelynn?
About 34,400 people born in the US named Raelynn are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Raelynn a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Raelynn by state
How common Raelynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (4.5×), Mississippi (3.1×), Kentucky (3.0×), South Dakota (2.8×), Maine (2.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in California, Hawaii, New Jersey.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Raelynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Raelynn, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Raelynn · Sibling names for Raelynn
Questions about the name Raelynn
How popular is the name Raelynn?
Raelynn was the 116th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,326 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 99th with 2,726 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 63 places. More babies were named Raelynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Raelynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Raelynn in the US.
Where is Raelynn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Raelynn was most common in West Virginia (6.95 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Kentucky.