Raylen
The Story of Raylen
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Raylen as a girl name dates back to 1998, when 6 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 55 newborns named Raylen — #3,058 in the national rankings. About 51% of every Raylen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Raylen ranks #4,615 for girls with 30 births, falling sharply (-27%). All told, over 827 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Raylen as a boy name dates back to 1962, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 107 newborns named Raylen — #1,539 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Raylen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Raylen ranks #1,998 for boys with 78 births, gradually falling (-10%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Raylen
Raylen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Raylen's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,526. Use the chart and map above to compare Raylen'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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