US rank #3801 Girls' name Peak 2024 118 births

Raaya — #3801 US girls' name

118 babies named Raaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s282020s85
#3801
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Raaya was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

40 babies were named Raaya in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Raaya between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raaya currently holds the #3801 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raaya performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Raaya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Raaya in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raaya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 118 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Raaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

118

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2024

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,801

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
40
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
01020304050 2024202320222021201920172016201520132009 5

Raaya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
85 births that decade — 72% of Raaya's all-time total
2000s52010s282020s85

Raaya by state

Where Raaya concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Raaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 10.2%
#2 New Jersey
5 4.2%
#3 Texas
5 4.2%
California share of Raaya's total US births 10.2%
Even split

12 of 118 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raaya?
118 babies have been named Raaya since 2009. It currently ranks #3801 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 40 births.
When was Raaya most popular?
Raaya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Raaya most popular?
The top states for the name Raaya are California (12 births), New Jersey (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Raaya been used?
Raaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raahi, Raaga, Raavi, Raashida, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2009–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.