How Many People Are Named Rayshell?
An estimated 182 people in the United States have the first name Rayshell. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Rayshell peaked in popularity in 1986 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rayshell 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 Rayshell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
182
About 1 in 1,883,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1986
10 births
Total Registered
193
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rayshell
Rayshell is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 193 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rayshell as a female name
Ranked #17,091 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (10 births)
Rayshell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rayshell span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 55 babies were registered. Rayshell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rayshell by Decade
How has Rayshell 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.
Rayshell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rayshell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rayshell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rayshell?
We estimate approximately 182 people named Rayshell 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 1,883,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Rayshell a common name?
Rayshell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 193 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rayshell most popular?
Rayshell reached peak popularity in 1986, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rayshell is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rayshell a female name?
Rayshell is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rayshell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rayshell Smith, Rayshell Johnson, Rayshell 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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