Girls' name · since 1992
Rayah
1,443 babies named Rayah in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,730 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,443
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,443 babies have been named Rayah since 1992, making it today's #1730 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Rayah recorded 1,443 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #1730 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #5,843 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,730 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,443 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayah ranks #5,843 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,730 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,443 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,730 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,443
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayah's 1,443 recorded births place it above 91.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rayah compares
1,443 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rayah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,443 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 118 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 118, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Rayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (579 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Rayah's strongest decade.
579 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Rayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
271 births
- 2010s
2010s
579 births
- 2020s
2020s
514 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 579 births (40% of all-time use).
How Rayah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rayah's total volume
Rayah by state
Where Rayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 74 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 51 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 37 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 29 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 27 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 11 | 0.8% |
74 of 1,443 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Rayah appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayah's data
- Rayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (579 total births) through the 2020s (514) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rayahs (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1992–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Rayah 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 August 2026.