Girls' name · since 1998
Draya
Draya has 939 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,841 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,236 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 939
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Draya currently ranks #4236 among girls' names in America, with 939 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Draya recorded 939 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #4236 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #7,841 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,236 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 939 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Draya ranks #7,841 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,236 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 939 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,841 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,236 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 939
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Draya's 939 recorded births place it above 89.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Draya compares
939 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Draya's all-time total is 150% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Draya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 939 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 21 | 19,840 |
Draya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Draya's full recorded timeline at 2017, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 106 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Draya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Draya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (649 births, 69% of the file).
2010s was Draya's strongest decade.
649 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Draya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
649 births
- 2020s
2020s
279 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 649 births (69% of all-time use).
How Draya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Draya's total volume
Draya by state
Where Draya concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 150 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 43 | 4.6% |
| #3 | California | | 29 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 29 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 26 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.3% |
150 of 939 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Draya appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Draya's data
- Draya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (649 total births) through the 2020s (279) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Drayas (150 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Draya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Draya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.