Recorded 2002–2011 Girls' name Peak 2008 48 births

Rakyah — girls' name

48 babies named Rakyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s412010s7
2000s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Rakyah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

17 babies were named Rakyah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rakyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Rakyah between 2002 and 2011, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rakyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rakyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rakyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rakyah 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 48 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.

Rakyah at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

48

Since 2002

10 years of records

Peak year

2008

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2002

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2011

Rakyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2002

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2008)
17
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
05101520 20112008200720052002 5

Rakyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
41 births that decade — 85% of Rakyah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rakyah?
48 babies have been named Rakyah since 2002. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2008 with 17 births.
When was Rakyah most popular?
Rakyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Rakyah been used?
Rakyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 10 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Rakyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rakia, Rakiyah, Rakiya, Rakel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2002–2011 (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.