Raylee
Raylee was the 1168th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 199 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 879th with 312 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 145 places. More babies were named Raylee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,168 girls, down 76 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 199girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017312 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,131babies recorded
Raylee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 94 since 1993.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,168 | 199 |
| 2020 | #1,092 | 224 |
| 2010 | #1,088 | 230 |
| 2000 | #2,890 | 50 |
| 1990 | #7,730 | 11 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Raylee, counting every spelling?
Raylee is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #795 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,168 for Raylee on its own. Together these spellings went to 343 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raylee | 199 | #1,168 | 1,033 |
| Raelee | 59 | #2,885 | 334 |
| Railey | 17 | #6,766 | 87 |
| Raylie | 11 | #9,330 | 69 |
| Railee | 15 | #7,411 | 65 |
| Raeley | 8 | #11,695 | 47 |
| Rayley | 6 | #14,542 | 36 |
| Rayli | 5 | #16,728 | 30 |
| Raylea | — | — | 25 |
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 Raylee?
199 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Raylee (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Raylee 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 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Raylee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Raylee?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Raylee are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Raylee 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.
Raylee by state
How common Raylee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (5.7×), Oklahoma (5.7×), Arkansas (3.4×), Mississippi (3.4×), Louisiana (2.7×). In 20 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Raylee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Raylee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Raylee
How popular is the name Raylee?
Raylee was the 1168th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 199 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 879th with 312 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 145 places. More babies were named Raylee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Raylee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Raylee in the US.
Where is Raylee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Raylee was most common in Kentucky (0.72 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Arkansas.