Girls' name · since 1998
Raiya
Raiya has 718 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,023 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 718
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raiya is the #3023 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 718 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raiya has been recorded 718 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #3023 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #9,370 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,023 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 718 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raiya ranks #9,370 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,023 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 718 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,023 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 718
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Raiya's 718 recorded births place it above 87.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Raiya compares
718 Top 38% higher than 62% of 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
Raiya's all-time total is 91% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 718 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raiya's full recorded timeline at 2012, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Raiya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (353 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Raiya's strongest decade.
353 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Raiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s 111
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
240 births
- 2020s
2020s
353 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 353 births (49% of all-time use).
How Raiya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Raiya's total volume
Raiya by state
Where Raiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 14 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
39 of 718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Raiya appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Raiyas (39 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 Raiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
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, 1998–2025 (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 Raiya 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.