The first name Raelyn
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
20th-century coinage from Rae + Lyn.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Raelyn, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 8 births (#2,927).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Raelyn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Raelyn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 592 girls born in the United States were named Raelyn, the 502nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 1,029 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Raelyn mean?
- 20th-century coinage from Rae + Lyn.
- How popular is the name Raelyn?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Raelyn, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 2023, with 8 births.
- Is Raelyn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 15,864 US babies named Raelyn since 1880 were girls.
- When was Raelyn most popular?
- 2016 in the United States, when 1,029 babies were named Raelyn, its highest rank at 317th.