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Raewyn

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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.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2016

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2016 to 2016, ranging from #5785 to #5785.2016#5785#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
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

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1954–1971

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1971).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent1971

    Most recently recorded at #95 among girls in New Zealand, in 1971.

    New Zealand · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
1971New Zealandfemale#9574HighVerified
1970New Zealandfemale#7688HighVerified
1969New Zealandfemale#64104HighVerified
1968New Zealandfemale#53126HighVerified
1967New Zealandfemale#50131HighVerified
1966New Zealandfemale#49135HighVerified
1965New Zealandfemale#49141HighVerified
1964New Zealandfemale#46158HighVerified
1963New Zealandfemale#40192HighVerified
1962New Zealandfemale#34216HighVerified
1961New Zealandfemale#35219HighVerified
1960New Zealandfemale#35193HighVerified
1959New Zealandfemale#34201HighVerified
1958New Zealandfemale#31207HighVerified
1957New Zealandfemale#27218HighVerified
1956New Zealandfemale#29204HighVerified
1955New Zealandfemale#25225HighVerified
1954New Zealandfemale#30207HighVerified

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

Where Raewyn is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Raewyn, between 1954 and 2016, in 19 of those 63 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand1954–197118#25 in 1955
England and Wales20161#5785 in 2016

Its high point came 61 years earlier in New Zealand (1955) than in England and Wales (2016).

No registrar recorded it for 44 years after 1971; it appears again in 2016.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Raewyn

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Official record
2 official registrars, 1954–2016.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.