Fun Facts About the Name Raelei
- 30 babies named Raelei: U.S. records list 30 babies given the name Raelei from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Raelei Mean?
Raelei has no firmly documented etymology of its own. The spelling is a modern English feminine form that resembles Raylee and Rayleigh. If it is a variant of Rayleigh, the English place name behind that surname is usually derived from Old English rā "roe deer" and lēah "woodland clearing," giving "roe deer clearing." A separate possible reading takes Rae as a short form of Rachel, from Hebrew rāḥēl "ewe," and Lee/Leigh from Old English lēah "clearing" or "meadow." Because Raelei's formation is not documented, neither meaning can be called established.
Raelei Name History & Origins
Rayleigh is a town in Essex, England, and the surname Rayleigh is a locative surname for a person from that place. The feminine given name Raylee and its respellings belong to a later English-language pattern in which surnames and place names are adapted as given names; the final syllable is often written -lee, -leigh, or -lei. Raelei is a contemporary spelling within that group. It can also be read as a combination of the given name Rae and the name element Lee/Leigh, but no documented account fixes which model produced this particular spelling.
How Popular is the Name Raelei?
Raelei has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #14,864 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #17,571 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #15,806 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #16,318 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #14,864 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #15,625 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Raelei Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are a law unto itself. Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You are tolerant and like to help humanity. You are very active. You are generally warmhearted and gives freely of your time, energy, and sympathetic understanding. You have tolerance and acceptance of the frailties of others. Universal and humanitarian in outlook. This is very compassionate name. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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