Raelyn
Racheal Lynn Woodward, better known as RaeLynn, is an American singer and songwriter who was a contestant on The Voice in season two (2012). She was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Meaning & Origin of Raelyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Racheal Lynn Woodward, better known as RaeLynn, is an American singer and songwriter who was a contestant on The Voice in season two (2012). She was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
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The Story of Raelyn
Raelyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1949, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 1,029 Raelyns were born — ranking #317 that year. As of 2026, Raelyn ranks #429 for baby girls with 721 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 17K Raelyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Raelyn
Raelyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Raelyn's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #316. Use the chart and map above to compare Raelyn'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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