How Many People Are Named Raynold?
An estimated 238 people in the United States have the first name Raynold. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Raynold peaked in popularity in 1918 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raynold 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 Raynold paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Raynold is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
238
About 1 in 1,440,144 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1918
17 births
Total Registered
597
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raynold
Raynold is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 597 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Raynold as a male name
Ranked #13,572 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 1918 (17 births)
Raynold: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raynold span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 119 babies were registered. Raynold has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raynold by Decade
How has Raynold 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.
Raynold + Last Name Combinations
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Raynold: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raynold?
We estimate approximately 238 people named Raynold 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 1,440,144 Americans share this first name.
Is Raynold a common name?
Raynold is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 597 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raynold most popular?
Raynold reached peak popularity in 1918, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raynold is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raynold a male name?
Raynold is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raynold Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raynold Smith, Raynold Johnson, Raynold 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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