Raelle
Girl name · #5037 in 2025 · Uniqueness 78/100
Raelle is currently the #5037 girl name in the United States — 26 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #7613, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 girls born in 2025 was named Raelle.
Babies named Raelle per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 38-year story
Raelle first appears in the Social Security records in 1987, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 41 babies and a rank of #3703. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Raelle in class?
Raelle scores 78 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Raelle will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Raelle is most common
State-level data for Raelle is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Raelle
Statistically, parents drawn to Raelle tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ryelle, Myelle, Nyelle, Erielle, and Rielle.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Raelle | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4987 |
| 2024 | 29 | #4669 |
| 2023 | 29 | #4655 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3703 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5398 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5003 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5986 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7409 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6287 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7230 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7613 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8485 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7372 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6872 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9723 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7513 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11599 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13606 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9482 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15352 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11778 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11780 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Raelle a popular girl name?
Raelle ranked #5037 among girls in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7613.
When was the name Raelle most popular?
Raelle peaked in 2022, when 41 American girls received the name (ranked #3703 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Raelle?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American girls was named Raelle. It scores 78/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.