US rank #2255 Girls' name Peak 2024 321 births

Raha — #2255 US girls' name

321 babies named Raha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s122000s382010s932020s162
#2255
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Raha was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

83 babies were named Raha in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raha

The Social Security Administration has registered 321 babies named Raha between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raha currently holds the #2255 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raha performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Raha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Raha in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raha 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 321 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.

Raha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

321

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2024

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,255

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
83
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200419851982 5

Raha by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
162 births that decade — 50% of Raha's all-time total
1980s161990s122000s382010s932020s162

Raha by state

Where Raha concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Raha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 7.2%
#2 New York
17 5.3%
#3 Texas
17 5.3%
#4 Washington
6 1.9%
#5 Georgia
5 1.6%
#6 New Jersey
5 1.6%
California share of Raha's total US births 7.2%
Even split

23 of 321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raha?
321 babies have been named Raha since 1982. It currently ranks #2255 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 83 births.
When was Raha most popular?
Raha was most popular in the 2020s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Raha most popular?
The top states for the name Raha are California (23 births), New York (17 births), Texas (17 births).
How long has the name Raha been used?
Raha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rahma, Rahaf, Rahel, Rahima, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.