Given name
Raelynn
“son of grace”
Raelynn is a variant of Rae. One Scottish interpretation is “son of grace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raelynn 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 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raelynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34,722
- 51 boys · 34,671 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 2,734 babies
- 2025
- 2,326
- #116 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,326 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 116 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (190). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 16,458 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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