Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Rayah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,730 Trend ↑ Rising 55%
Rank 2025
#1,730
among girls · ↑207 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
118
named Rayah · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,621
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
118 babies
All-time total
1,443
#5,844 all-time among girls
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Rayah popularity over time

1,443 babies have been named Rayah since 1992, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
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1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 79 8 – #6,419
2000s 271 27 +243% #3,766
2010s 579 58 +114% #2,454
2020s (to 2025) 514 86 +48% #1,730

Where Rayah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 126 0.08 outside top 500
2027 133 0.08 outside top 500
2028 140 0.09 outside top 500
2029 146 0.09 outside top 500
2030 151 0.09 outside top 500

Where Rayah is most popular

Girls named Rayah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.056 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Maryland, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rayah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Ohio 16 0.067 +20%
Maryland 7 0.066 +17%
Florida 27 0.063 +12%
Louisiana 5 0.057 ≈ national
Georgia 11 0.048 -14%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -27%
New Jersey 7 0.039 -31%
Michigan 7 0.038 -32%
Indiana 5 0.036 -37%
Texas 28 0.035 -38%
Virginia 5 0.029 -48%
California 21 0.025 -56%
Illinois 5 0.022 -61%
New York 5 0.013 -78%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rayah

Rayah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,730 in 2025 with 118 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 1,443 American babies have been named Rayah. Its peak came in 2025, when 118 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rayah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rayah?

The median living Rayah is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 15. An estimated 1,400 people named Rayah are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rayah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 118 #1,730
2024 103 #1,937
2023 82 #2,265
2022 65 #2,677
2021 89 #2,126
2020 57 #2,879
2019 72 #2,477
2018 73 #2,454
2017 62 #2,772
2016 57 #2,961
2015 49 #3,336
2014 54 #3,105
2013 70 #2,559
2012 64 #2,761
2011 38 #3,988
2010 40 #3,874
2009 40 #3,933
2008 43 #3,766
2007 32 #4,645
2006 23 #5,865
2005 32 #4,349
2004 31 #4,464
2003 23 #5,370
2002 18 #6,330
2001 14 #7,645
2000 15 #7,074
1995 6 #12,986
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rayah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rayah?

The median living Rayah is about 8 years old. Half of all living Rayahs are between 3 and 15 years old.

How many people named Rayah are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Rayah are alive in the United States, based on 1,443 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rayah in 2025?

Rayah ranked #1,730 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 118 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rayah?

1,443 babies have been named Rayah in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rayah most popular?

Rayah peaked in 2025, when 118 newborns received the name.

Is Rayah a boy or girl name?

Rayah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rayah rising or falling?

Rayah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rayah become more popular?

Rayah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 151 girls named Rayah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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