Given name
Raella
“son of grace”
Raella is a variant of Rae. One Scottish interpretation is “son of grace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raella is a variant of Rae. One Scottish interpretation is “son of grace.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2019. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,883 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,883 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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