Girls' name · since 1981
Rayana
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 1,185 babies named Rayana, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,670 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,185
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rayana is the #3670 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,185 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Rayana recorded 1,185 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #3670 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #6,677 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,670 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,185 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayana ranks #6,677 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,670 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,185 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,670 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,185
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayana's 1,185 recorded births place it above 90.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rayana compares
1,185 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Rayana's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,185 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayana's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Rayana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (475 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Rayana's strongest decade.
475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Rayana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
237 births
- 2000s
2000s
475 births
- 2010s
2010s
260 births
- 2020s 186
2020s
186 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 475 births (40% of all-time use).
How Rayana 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 Rayana's total volume
Rayana by state
Where Rayana concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 80 | 6.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 49 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Texas | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
80 of 1,185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Rayana's data
- Rayana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (475 total births) through the 2020s (186) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rayanas (80 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 Rayana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Rayana 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.