US rank #2786 Girls' name Peak 2023 663 births

Raiya — #2786 US girls' name

663 babies named Raiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s1112010s2402020s298
#2786
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Raiya was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

77 babies were named Raiya in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 663 babies named Raiya between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raiya currently holds the #2786 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 77 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raiya performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 298 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Raiya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Raiya in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raiya 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 663 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.

Raiya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

663

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2023

77 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,786

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
77
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200420001998 6

Raiya by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
298 births that decade — 45% of Raiya's all-time total
1990s142000s1112010s2402020s298

Raiya by state

Where Raiya concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Raiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
34 5.1%
#2 Texas
17 2.6%
#3 New York
14 2.1%
#4 Florida
12 1.8%
#5 Virginia
11 1.7%
#6 Georgia
5 0.8%
#7 Maryland
5 0.8%
#8 Ohio
5 0.8%
California share of Raiya's total US births 5.1%
Even split

34 of 663 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Raiya appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raiya?
663 babies have been named Raiya since 1998. It currently ranks #2786 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 77 births.
When was Raiya most popular?
Raiya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 298 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Raiya most popular?
The top states for the name Raiya are California (34 births), Texas (17 births), New York (14 births).
How long has the name Raiya been used?
Raiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raiya?
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, 1998–2024 (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.