Is Raylen a boy or girl name?
Raylen is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 36 girls and 90 boys were named Raylen, so 28.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 33.6% of the 2,280 US babies named Raylen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,809
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,089
- Babies named Raylen since 1962
- 2,280
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 161 babies
Boys and girls named Raylen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 33 | 17 | 34% |
| 2000s | 136 | 154 | 53.1% |
| 2010s | 884 | 422 | 32.3% |
| 2020s | 456 | 173 | 27.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90 | #1,809 | 36 | #4,089 |
| 2023 | 72 | #2,072 | 30 | #4,633 |
| 2022 | 91 | #1,798 | 27 | #4,996 |
| 2021 | 96 | #1,705 | 36 | #4,069 |
| 2020 | 107 | #1,551 | 44 | #3,481 |
| 2019 | 93 | #1,711 | 49 | #3,261 |
| 2018 | 80 | #1,884 | 39 | #3,829 |
| 2017 | 81 | #1,839 | 42 | #3,681 |
| 2016 | 93 | #1,692 | 34 | #4,331 |
| 2015 | 106 | #1,544 | 55 | #3,080 |
| 2014 | 105 | #1,531 | 49 | #3,311 |
| 2013 | 96 | #1,610 | 46 | #3,449 |
| 2012 | 102 | #1,559 | 46 | #3,515 |
| 2011 | 86 | #1,728 | 32 | #4,546 |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,859 | 30 | #4,834 |
| 2009 | 26 | #4,014 | 39 | #4,002 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,212 | 13 | #9,371 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,940 | 27 | #5,354 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,812 | 21 | #6,299 |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,140 | 9 | #11,611 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,730 | 7 | #13,861 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,697 | 5 | #17,779 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,486 | 13 | #8,184 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,904 | 6 | #14,908 |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,218 | 14 | #7,488 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,959 | 11 | #8,665 |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,193 | 6 | #13,726 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,933 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,188 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,500 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Raylen reached #1,531 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #3,080 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Raylen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.