Total births
11
Girls' name · since 2016
Ralayah
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Ralayah, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 2016–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Ralayah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 2016.
Ralayah has 11 recorded births among girls since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2019.
- 11 total births
- 2016–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Ralayah since 2016, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 11
- total births
- 2016–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ralayah was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
6 babies were named Ralayah in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Ralayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ralayah's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ralayah at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2016
Ralayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2019
- Peak year (2016)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Ralayah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Ralayah's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ralayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ralayah? ▼
Ralayah has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 6 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Ralayah most popular? ▼
Ralayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Ralayah been used? ▼
Records for Ralayah go back to 2016, giving 4 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Ralayah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raleigh, Ralph, Raley, Ralynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Ralayah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ralayah
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Raley Girl
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Ralynn Girl
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Ralene Girl
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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, 2016–2019 (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. "Ralayah: Baby Name Since 2016 - 11 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ralayah. 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 Ralayah 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.