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Raylene

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
2
Peak era
2000s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

an American coinage joining Ray, from Old French rai, beam of light (Latin radius), with the feminine suffix -lene

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Raylene peaked in the 2000s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

688 people · the #10,722 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 25

1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Raylene living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Raylene

People given the name Raylene in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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