Girls' name · since 1934
Rayann
Rayann has 1,645 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,890 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,645
- born since 1934
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayann currently ranks #6890 among girls' names in America, with 1,645 babies recorded since 1934.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayann has been recorded 1,645 times among girls since 1934, currently ranked #6890 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.
- #5,375 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,890 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,645 born since 1934
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayann ranks #5,375 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,890 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,645 born since 1934, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,890 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,645
- born since 1934
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayann's 1,645 recorded births place it above 92.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rayann compares
1,645 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Rayann's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayann | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,645 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayann's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayann popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Rayann popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2012 (Rayann as boys' name)
Rayann by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (448 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Rayann's strongest decade.
448 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Rayann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 68
1950s
68 births
- 1960s 102
1960s
102 births
- 1970s 133
1970s
133 births
- 1980s 134
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
342 births
- 2000s
2000s
448 births
- 2010s
2010s
312 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 448 births (27% of all-time use).
How Rayann 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 Rayann's total volume
Rayann by state
Where Rayann concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 142 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 1.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
142 of 1,645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Rayann's data
- Rayann's decade-level peak was the 2000s (448 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rayanns (142 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 Rayann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1934–2025 (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 Rayann 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.