Given name
Raelene
“son of grace”
Raelene is a variant of Rae. One Scottish interpretation is “son of grace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raelene is a variant of Rae. One Scottish interpretation is “son of grace.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
The name was formed by combining parts of other names.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1929. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raelene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,451
- 0 boys · 2,451 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,525 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,525 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 55 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,926 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Raelene’s family of names
Raelene has an affectionate form in Rafa. Raelene has a related form in Rae.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Raelene
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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