Total births
48
Girls' name · since 2002
Rakyah
Rakyah has 48 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 48
- total births
- 2002–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 85%
- born in that decade
48 girls have been named Rakyah since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rakyah has 48 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2011.
- 48 total births
- 2002–2011 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 85% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
48 girls have been named Rakyah since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.
- 48
- total births
- 2002–2011
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 85%
- born in that decade
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.
Rakyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rakyah's full recorded timeline at 2007, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% 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 2008 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rakyah at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Rakyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2011
- Peak year (2008)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Rakyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Rakyah's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Rakyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 41 births (85% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rakyah? ▼
Rakyah has been given to 48 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 17 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
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.
What to do with Rakyah's data
- Rakyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rakyah
Nearby Names Like Rakyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rakyah
Rakia Girl
504 births
Rakiyah Girl
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Rakiya Girl
#14027 428 births
Rakel Girl
305 births
Rakayla Girl
240 births
Compare Rakyah side by side: Rakyah vs Rakia Rakyah vs Rakiyah Rakyah vs Rakiya
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2002–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rakyah: Baby Name Since 2002 - 48 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rakyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rakyah 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 July 2026.