Raelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RAY-lin
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #502 for girls
Raelyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 502nd for girls in the US (592 babies).
What does Raelyn mean?
Modern: spelling of Raelynn; blend of Rae and Lynn
Combines Rae, originally a short form of Rachel, with the popular girls' ending -lynn.
Meaning borrowed from Raelynn. More on Wiktionary.
Is Raelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Raelyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 592 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Raelyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,776th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Raelyn, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 9 girls.
In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were given Raelyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,538, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
- Raelynn 11
- Raelyn 6
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Raelyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
How popular is Raelyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 502nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 592 about 1 in 2,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 592 girls in the US were named Raelyn, making it the 502nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 371st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 1,029 girls. It first appears in the records in 1949. 6 boys were also named Raelyn in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Raelyn than any year since 2011.
Half of all the girls named Raelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,516 girls in the US were given Raelyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #83, up from #502 for this spelling alone.
Raelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 592 | #502 |
| 2024 | 736 | #422 |
| 2023 | 773 | #397 |
| 2022 | 821 | #382 |
| 2021 | 824 | #380 |
| 2020 | 837 | #371 |
| 2019 | 922 | #342 |
| 2018 | 993 | #327 |
| 2017 | 1,027 | #316 |
| 2016 | 1,029 | #317 |
| 2015 | 963 | #342 |
| 2014 | 784 | #410 |
| 2013 | 732 | #414 |
| 2012 | 696 | #449 |
| 2011 | 494 | #584 |
| 2010 | 382 | #732 |
| 2009 | 289 | #924 |
| 2008 | 250 | #1,045 |
| 2007 | 232 | #1,115 |
| 2006 | 195 | #1,234 |
| 2005 | 185 | #1,227 |
| 2004 | 142 | #1,445 |
| 2003 | 149 | #1,357 |
| 2002 | 132 | #1,443 |
| 2001 | 112 | #1,626 |
| 2000 | 108 | #1,630 |
| 1999 | 100 | #1,652 |
| 1998 | 90 | #1,749 |
| 1997 | 100 | #1,593 |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,945 |
| 1995 | 66 | #2,047 |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,994 |
| 1993 | 59 | #2,212 |
| 1992 | 67 | #2,028 |
| 1991 | 55 | #2,314 |
| 1990 | 41 | #2,794 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,980 |
| 1988 | 43 | #2,484 |
| 1987 | 33 | #2,913 |
| 1986 | 25 | #3,457 |
| 1985 | 25 | #3,418 |
| 1984 | 22 | #3,612 |
| 1983 | 28 | #2,974 |
| 1982 | 34 | #2,704 |
| 1981 | 25 | #3,340 |
| 1980 | 33 | #2,749 |
| 1979 | 18 | #4,051 |
| 1978 | 23 | #3,283 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 21 | #3,259 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 22 | #3,062 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 18 | #3,198 |
| 1968 | 22 | #2,708 |
| 1967 | 18 | #2,963 |
| 1966 | 10 | #4,197 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,201 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,437 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 12 | #3,687 |
| 1959 | 12 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,861 |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
Nicknames for Raelyn
- Rae 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Raelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden, Rowan, Ocean, Quinn, Riley, Maeve, Raegan, Kiara, Brooklyn, Keira, Aoife, Eireann
Other spellings of Raelyn
Raelynn, Raylynn, Raylyn, Railynn, Raylin, Raylen, Raelynne, Railyn, Rayleen, Reighlynn, Raylan
Names related to Raelyn
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Raelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raelyn, updated 20 October 2026.