How Many People Are Named Raylene?
An estimated 3,358 people in the United States have the first name Raylene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Raylene peaked in popularity in 1961 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raylene as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Raylene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,358
About 1 in 102,071 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1961
79 births
Total Registered
4,049
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raylene
Raylene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,049 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Raylene as a female name
Ranked #6,562 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (79 births)
Raylene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raylene span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 600 babies were registered. Raylene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raylene by Decade
How has Raylene tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Raylene by State
Birth registrations for Raylene span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Washington, Oregon, Ohio. On average, about 148 Raylenes were registered per state.
Raylene + Last Name Combinations
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Raylene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raylene?
We estimate approximately 3,358 people named Raylene are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 102,071 Americans share this first name.
Is Raylene a common name?
Raylene is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,049 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raylene most popular?
Raylene reached peak popularity in 1961, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raylene is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raylene a female name?
Raylene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raylene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raylene Smith, Raylene Johnson, Raylene Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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