US rank #1930 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,325 births

Rayah — #1930 US girls' name

1,325 babies named Rayah in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s792000s2712010s5792020s396
#1930
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Rayah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

103 babies were named Rayah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,325 babies named Rayah between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayah currently holds the #1930 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 579 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rayah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 74 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Rayah in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayah 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 1,325 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.

Rayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,325

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2024

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,930

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
103
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Rayah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
579 births that decade — 44% of Rayah's all-time total
1990s792000s2712010s5792020s396

Rayah by state

Where Rayah concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
74 5.6%
#2 Texas
40 3.0%
#3 Florida
29 2.2%
#4 Georgia
23 1.7%
#5 Ohio
17 1.3%
#6 Michigan
15 1.1%
#7 Illinois
11 0.8%
#8 Massachusetts
11 0.8%
California share of Rayah's total US births 5.6%
Even split

74 of 1,325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Rayah appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayah?
1,325 babies have been named Rayah since 1992. It currently ranks #1930 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 103 births.
When was Rayah most popular?
Rayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 579 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Rayah most popular?
The top states for the name Rayah are California (74 births), Texas (40 births), Florida (29 births).
How long has the name Rayah been used?
Rayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rayna, Rayne, Raya, Ray, 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, 1992–2024 (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.