Total births
80
Girls' name · since 2014
Raeyah
Raeyah has 80 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11946
- among girls today
- 80
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
Raeyah currently ranks #11946 among girls' names in America, with 80 babies recorded since 2014.
Raeyah has 80 recorded births among girls since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11946 as of the latest data, more common than 33% 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 2014 to 2025.
- #11946 among girls today
- 80 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
- 33% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Raeyah is currently the #11946 girls' name in America, more common than 33% of girls - 80 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11946
- among girls today
- 80
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
Raeyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11946
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 33% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
79% of everyone ever named Raeyah was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
12 babies were named Raeyah in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Raeyah compares
80 21th percentile among 17,726 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
Raeyah's all-time total is 79% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raeyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 80 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Raeyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raeyah's full recorded timeline at 2021, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raeyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#11,946
Active since
2014
Raeyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Raeyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Raeyah's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Raeyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 63 births (79% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Raeyah? ▼
80 babies have been named Raeyah since 2014. It currently ranks #11946 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 12 births.
When was Raeyah most popular? ▼
Raeyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Raeyah been used? ▼
Raeyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 12 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Raeyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raelynn, Raegan, Rae, Raelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Raeyah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Raeyah
Raelynn Girl
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Raegan Girl
#458 25,214 births
Rae Girl
#1264 23,460 births
Raelyn Girl
#422 15,768 births
Raeann Girl
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Compare Raeyah side by side: Raeyah vs Raelynn Raeyah vs Raegan Raeyah vs Rae
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Raeyah: #11946 Girls' Name - 80 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/raeyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Raeyah 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 June 2026.