Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Rayna

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #796 Trend → Stable

Rayna is a feminine given name with multiple origins in diverse cultures.

Rank 2025
#796
among girls · ↓68 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
342
named Rayna · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,700
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
449 babies
All-time total
13,386
#1,393 all-time among girls
First recorded
1932
in Social Security records

Rayna popularity over time

13,386 babies have been named Rayna since 1932, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

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 41 4 – #2,421
1940s 165 17 +302% #1,869
1950s 272 27 +65% #1,655
1960s 368 37 +35% #1,527
1970s 994 99 +170% #914
1980s 1,008 101 +1% #1,115
1990s 1,540 154 +53% #901
2000s 3,051 305 +98% #757
2010s 3,657 366 +20% #651
2020s (to 2025) 2,290 382 +4% #706

Where Rayna 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 337 0.21 outside top 500
2027 332 0.21 outside top 500
2028 328 0.20 outside top 500
2029 325 0.20 outside top 500
2030 323 0.20 outside top 500

Where Rayna is most popular

Girls named Rayna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.233 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa.

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 Rayna 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
South Dakota 14 0.981 +320%
Minnesota 69 0.639 +174%
Iowa 33 0.565 +142%
Wisconsin 55 0.534 +129%
Kentucky 38 0.444 +90%
Michigan 76 0.417 +79%
Ohio 97 0.409 +75%
Pennsylvania 94 0.398 +70%
Virginia 63 0.370 +58%
Missouri 44 0.365 +56%
Mississippi 16 0.342 +47%
New York 129 0.326 +40%
Indiana 44 0.313 +34%
Maryland 33 0.311 +33%
New Jersey 56 0.310 +33%
Illinois 71 0.310 +33%
Connecticut 18 0.309 +33%
Georgia 69 0.304 +30%
Washington 43 0.298 +28%
North Carolina 67 0.294 +26%
Colorado 30 0.269 +15%
Massachusetts 31 0.256 +10%
Florida 103 0.241 ≈ national
Tennessee 36 0.227 ≈ national
Arkansas 12 0.227 ≈ national
Kansas 13 0.225 ≈ national
Alabama 21 0.224 ≈ national
Nebraska 8 0.223 -5%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -18%
Oklahoma 14 0.190 -18%
South Carolina 16 0.178 -24%
Louisiana 14 0.160 -31%
Texas 108 0.134 -42%
California 109 0.130 -44%
Oregon 7 0.108 -54%
Arizona 13 0.093 -60%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Rayna

Rayna is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #796 in 2025 with 342 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1932, 13,386 American babies have been named Rayna. Its peak came in 2019, when 449 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Rayna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rayna?

The median living Rayna is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 30. An estimated 13 thousand people named Rayna are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

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

Rayna year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 342 #796
2024 388 #728
2023 392 #717
2022 376 #764
2021 395 #726
2020 397 #706
2019 449 #651
2018 414 #704
2017 394 #726
2016 437 #669
2015 394 #723
2014 330 #838
2013 365 #746
2012 277 #928
2011 302 #866
2010 295 #897
2009 315 #875
2008 390 #757
2007 332 #852
2006 336 #813
2005 295 #858
2004 332 #781
2003 293 #833
2002 286 #811
2001 258 #889
2000 214 #992
1995 142 #1,213
1990 102 #1,521
1985 107 #1,268
1980 123 #1,115
1975 97 #1,200
1970 91 #1,234
1965 29 #2,234
1960 23 #2,558
1955 25 #2,214
1950 22 #2,110
1945 13 #2,572
1940 9 #3,164
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rayna?

The median living Rayna is about 17 years old. Half of all living Raynas are between 8 and 30 years old.

How many people named Rayna are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Rayna are alive in the United States, based on 13,386 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rayna mean?

Rayna is a feminine given name with multiple origins in diverse cultures.

How popular is the name Rayna in 2025?

Rayna ranked #796 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 342 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rayna?

13,386 babies have been named Rayna in the United States since 1932, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rayna most popular?

Rayna peaked in 2019, when 449 newborns received the name.

Is Rayna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Rayna rising or falling?

Rayna has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rayna become more popular?

Rayna looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 323 girls named Rayna in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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