Recorded 2004–2021 Unisex name Peak 2006 128 births

Rayane — boys' name

128 babies named Rayane in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s722010s402020s16
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Rayane was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

18 babies were named Rayane in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayane

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Rayane between 2004 and 2021, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rayane currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Rayane is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 7 additional births since 2004.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayane performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rayane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rayane in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayane 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 128 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.

Rayane at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

128

Since 2004

18 years of records

Peak year

2006

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2004

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2021

Rayane popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2004

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
18
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
5101520 2021201420122010200820062004 8

Rayane popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 2004 (Rayane as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2004 7

Rayane by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 56% of Rayane's all-time total
2000s722010s402020s16

Rayane by state

Where Rayane concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rayane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 4.7%
New York share of Rayane's total US births 4.7%

6 of 128 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayane?
128 babies have been named Rayane since 2004. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 18 births.
When was Rayane most popular?
Rayane was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Rayane most popular?
The top states for the name Rayane are New York (6 births).
Is Rayane a unisex name?
Yes, Rayane is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 128 births, and as a girl's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Rayane been used?
Rayane has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 18 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Rayane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raymond, Ray, Raymundo, Rayan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2004–2021 (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.