Girls' name · since 2021

Hiraya

Since 2021, U.S. Social Security records show 101 babies named Hiraya, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#26,995 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,319 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
101
born since 2021
2020s
peak decade

101 babies have been named Hiraya since 2021, making it today's #6319 girls' name.

Hiraya has 101 recorded births among girls since 2021, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6319 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2025.

  • #26,995 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,319 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 101 born since 2021
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiraya ranks #26,995 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,319 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 101 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.

#26,995 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,319 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
101
born since 2021
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%63.4%
Hiraya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hiraya's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Hiraya compares

101 25th percentile among 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

Hiraya's all-time total is 73% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Hiraya Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 101 376 567,345
Peak-year births 31 21 19,840

Hiraya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Hiraya's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 12 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Hiraya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
31
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
101520253035 20212022202320242025 19

Hiraya by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (101 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Hiraya's strongest decade.

101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Hiraya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 101 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Hiraya by state

Where Hiraya concentrates geographically, total births since 2021

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hiraya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 27.7%
California share of Hiraya's total US births 27.7%

28 of 101 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hiraya?
Since 2021, Social Security records show 101 babies named Hiraya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,995 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,319 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 31 births.
Where does Hiraya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiraya ranks #26,995 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,319 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hiraya most popular?
Hiraya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Hiraya most popular?
The top states for the name Hiraya are California (28 births).
How long has the name Hiraya been used?
The SSA has tracked Hiraya since 2021 -- 5 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Hiraya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hira, Hiroko, Hiromi, Hiral, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Hiraya's data

  • California records the most Hirayas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hiraya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2021–2025 (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 Hiraya 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.