Raynal
Raynal is a surname of French origin. Notable people with the surname include:Aline Marie Raynal, French botanist and botanical illustrator David Raynal (1840–1903), French politician Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, French animation producer Étienne Weill-Raynal (1887–1982), French historian, resistant, journalist and Socialist politician François Édouard Raynal (1830–1898), French sailor Frédérick…
Meaning & Origin of Raynal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raynal is a surname of French origin. Notable people with the surname include:Aline Marie Raynal, French botanist and botanical illustrator David Raynal (1840–1903), French politician Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, French animation producer Étienne Weill-Raynal (1887–1982), French historian, resistant, journalist and Socialist politician François Édouard Raynal (1830–1898), French sailor Frédérick…
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The Story of Raynal
The earliest SSA record of Raynal as a baby boy name dates back to 1987, when 5 babies received it. 1987 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Raynal — #6,952 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Raynal on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Raynal last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Raynal
Raynal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Raynal's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #6,952. Use the chart and map above to compare Raynal'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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