Raela
Raela is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. Between 1991 and 2017 the village was located in Raikküla Parish.
Meaning & Origin of Raela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raela is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. Between 1991 and 2017 the village was located in Raikküla Parish.
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The Story of Raela
Raela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 29 Raelas were born — ranking #4,547 that year. As of 2026, Raela ranks #6,017 for baby girls with 20 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). In total, more than 338 Raelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Raela
Raela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 338 births in the dataset. Raela's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #4,547. Use the chart and map above to compare Raela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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