Unisex name · since 2004
Rayane
Rayane has 128 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 128
- total births
- 2004–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
128 boys have been named Rayane since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rayane recorded 128 times among boys since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2004 to 2021.
- 128 total births
- 2004–2021 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
128 boys have been named Rayane since 2004, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.
- 128
- total births
- 2004–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
56% of everyone ever named Rayane was born in this single decade.
18 babies were named Rayane in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Rayane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rayane splits its recorded history at 2010: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rayane at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Rayane popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2021
- Peak year (2006)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2021.
128 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 18 births in a single year.
Rayane popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 2004 (Rayane as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Rayane accounts for 5% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rayane by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Rayane's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Rayane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 72 births (56% of all-time use).
Rayane decade highlights
- Peak decade 72 births
- Runner-up 40 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Rayane by state
Where Rayane concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 4.7% |
6 of 128 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 4.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 4.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Rayane's data
- Rayane's decade-level peak was the 2000s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rayanes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2004–2021 (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. "Rayane: Baby Name Since 2004 - 128 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rayane. 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 Rayane 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.
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