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Raynell

Recorded 1925–2023 · United States

Raynell was most popular in 1981, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,613 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,155 people named Raynell.

Most popular in1981
Rank that year#4,613
Births that year30
Total since 18801,155
Given to62% girls

Raynell over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Raynell’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Raynell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Raynell is a unisex name — 62.0% of the 1,155 Americans given it were girls and 38.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 1981 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 30% girls and 70% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org