Given name
Raylyn
“son of grace”
Raylyn is a variant of Rae. One Scottish interpretation is “son of grace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raylyn 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 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raylyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,239
- 90 boys · 1,149 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 62
- #2,988 for girls · #11,694 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 8% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 56 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,988 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 63 in 2012. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 977 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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