US rank #3349 Girls' name Peak 2024 377 births

Raia — #3349 US girls' name

377 babies named Raia in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s1032010s1202020s135
#3349
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Raia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

47 babies were named Raia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raia

The Social Security Administration has registered 377 babies named Raia between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raia currently holds the #3349 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Raia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Raia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raia 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 377 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.

Raia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

377

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2024

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,349

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
47
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001995 6

Raia by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
135 births that decade — 36% of Raia's all-time total
1990s192000s1032010s1202020s135

Raia by state

Where Raia concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Raia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.6%
#2 New Jersey
5 1.3%
New York share of Raia's total US births 1.6%
Even split

6 of 377 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raia?
377 babies have been named Raia since 1995. It currently ranks #3349 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 47 births.
When was Raia most popular?
Raia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Raia most popular?
The top states for the name Raia are New York (6 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Raia been used?
Raia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raina, Rain, Raine, Raizy, 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, 1995–2024 (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.