Raewyn

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Raewyn: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Raewyn: Recorded since 1954, with a gap of 44 years, its highest recorded position is #25, and it was last ranked in 2016.

2registrars recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
63years from first to last
#25highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for
3names it appears alongside

What stands out in Raewyn's record

Absent from every published list for 44 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2016

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2016	#5785

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in New Zealand in every year from 1954 to 1971.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1954–2016 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1954
First recorded at #30 among girls in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1971
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent1971
Most recently recorded at #95 among girls in New Zealand, in 1971.
New Zealand · Girls

Raewyn by decade in New Zealand · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Raewyn in New Zealand · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1950sbusiest	1,262	6 of 10	210
1960s	1,615	10 of 10	162
1970s	162	2 of 10	81

Across New Zealand · Girls, the 1950s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 210 births a year.

See the names New Zealandhas recorded the most births with →

Raewyn appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1954 to 2016. Highest recorded position: #25 in New Zealand in 1955.

Raewyn's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2016	England and Wales	female	#5785	3	High	Verified
1971	New Zealand	female	#95	74	High	Verified
1970	New Zealand	female	#76	88	High	Verified
1969	New Zealand	female	#64	104	High	Verified
1968	New Zealand	female	#53	126	High	Verified
1967	New Zealand	female	#50	131	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	female	#49	135	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	female	#49	141	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	female	#46	158	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	female	#40	192	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	female	#34	216	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	female	#35	219	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	female	#35	193	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	female	#34	201	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	female	#31	207	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	female	#27	218	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	female	#29	204	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	female	#25	225	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	female	#30	207	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1954 and 2016, ranked in 19 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #25, first reached in 1955.

It held a top-100 place in 18 years, 18 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 225 births, registered in New Zealand in 1955.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 44 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2016, and 62 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Raef · #1363, 19y
Raegan · #873, 29y
Raeya · #671, 19y
Rafa · #755, 18y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Maree · #42, 23y
Ruairidh · #56, 24y
Mio · #64, 22y
Alyce · #65, 23y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Josephine · #25, 71y
Ross · #25, 74y
Aleksander · #26, 65y
Andre · #26, 74y

Comparisons involving Raewyn

Existing comparison pages where Raewyn and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Order changes

Pairs where Raewyn and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Megan vs Raewyn
In New Zealand · Girls, Megan moved into the top 50 at #27 in 1968 as Raewyn fell out of it to #53, having been #50 the year before.
Megan · Raewyn · 10 shared years, 1962–1971 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1968 New Zealand ranking

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Pairs involving Raewyn measured in New Zealand's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Raewyn at its highest position.

Christine vs Raewyn
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Christine #1 in 1954, Raewyn #25 in 1955.
Christine · Raewyn · 18 shared years, 1954–1971 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1955 New Zealand ranking
Karen vs Raewyn
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Karen #1 in 1957, Raewyn #25 in 1955.
Karen · Raewyn · 18 shared years, 1954–1971 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1957 New Zealand ranking

New Zealand overview→

Raewyn was ranked #25 in New Zealand · Girls in 1955. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Raewyn and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Raewyn without appearing here.

Raewyn moved ahead of

Lorraine Compare
In 1954 they stood at #30 and #26 in New Zealand · Girls; by 1955 that had become #25 and #35.
Lynette Compare
In 1965 they stood at #49 and #43 in New Zealand · Girls; by 1966 that had become #49 and #58.
Judith Compare
In 1966 they stood at #49 and #48 in New Zealand · Girls; by 1967 that had become #50 and #58.
Barbara Compare
In 1961 they stood at #35 and #32 in New Zealand · Girls; by 1962 that had become #34 and #41.

Moved ahead of Raewyn

Denise Compare
In 1970 they stood at #76 and #82 in New Zealand · Girls; by 1971 that had become #95 and #61.
Megan Compare
In 1967 they stood at #50 and #52 in New Zealand · Girls; by 1968 that had become #53 and #27.
Cheryl Compare
In 1969 they stood at #49 and #77 in New Zealand · Girls; by 1970 that had become #76 and #51.
Melanie Compare
In 1969 they stood at #64 and #67 in New Zealand · Girls; by 1970 that had become #76 and #52.

Moved the opposite way to Raewyn

Angela Compare
Between 1954 and 1971 in New Zealand · Girls, Raewyn went from #30 to #95 while Angela went from #76 to #8.
Catherine Compare
Between 1954 and 1971 in New Zealand · Girls, Raewyn went from #30 to #95 while Catherine went from #39 to #23.
Deborah Compare
Between 1954 and 1971 in New Zealand · Girls, Raewyn went from #30 to #95 while Deborah went from #43 to #10.
Donna Compare
Between 1954 and 1971 in New Zealand · Girls, Raewyn went from #30 to #95 while Donna went from #71 to #21.

Moved the same way as Raewyn

Alison Compare
Between 1954 and 1971 in New Zealand · Girls, Raewyn went from #30 to #95 and Alison from #33 to #67.
Anne Compare
Between 1954 and 1971 in New Zealand · Girls, Raewyn went from #30 to #95 and Anne from #13 to #83.
Barbara Compare
Between 1954 and 1971 in New Zealand · Girls, Raewyn went from #30 to #95 and Barbara from #10 to #100.
Carol Compare
Between 1954 and 1971 in New Zealand · Girls, Raewyn went from #30 to #95 and Carol from #22 to #96.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1954 to 2016. Highest recorded position: #25 in New Zealand in 1955. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Raewyn

Raewyn at a glance

What stands out in Raewyn's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Raewyn by decade in New Zealand · Girls

Raewyn appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Raewyn

Order changes

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Names published alongside Raewyn

Raewyn and the names beside it

Raewyn moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Raewyn

Moved the opposite way to Raewyn

Moved the same way as Raewyn

Raewyn at a glance

What stands out in Raewyn's record

Raewyn by decade in New Zealand · Girls

Raewyn appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Raewyn

Order changes

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Names published alongside Raewyn

Raewyn and the names beside it

Raewyn moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Raewyn

Moved the opposite way to Raewyn

Moved the same way as Raewyn