US rank #9009 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,629 births

Rayann — #9009 US girls' name

1,629 babies named Rayann in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s201950s681960s1021970s1331980s1341990s3422000s4482010s3122020s65
#9009
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Rayann was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

62 babies were named Rayann in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayann

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,629 babies named Rayann between 1934 and 2024, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayann currently holds the #9009 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayann performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 448 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Rayann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 142 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Rayann in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayann 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 1,629 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.

Rayann at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,629

Since 1934

91 years of records

Peak year

1999

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,009

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1934

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rayann popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1934

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
62
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
020406080 202420142004199419841974196419541934 5

Rayann popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2012 (Rayann as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2012 5

Rayann by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
448 births that decade — 28% of Rayann's all-time total
1930s51940s201950s681960s1021970s1331980s1341990s3422000s4482010s3122020s65

Rayann by state

Where Rayann concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Rayann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
142 8.7%
#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%
California share of Rayann's total US births 8.7%
Even split

142 of 1,629 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayann?
1,629 babies have been named Rayann since 1934. It currently ranks #9009 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 62 births.
When was Rayann most popular?
Rayann was most popular in the 2000s decade with 448 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Rayann most popular?
The top states for the name Rayann are California (142 births), Texas (30 births), New York (20 births).
How long has the name Rayann been used?
Rayann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 91 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rayann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rayna, Rayne, Raya, Ray, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1934–2024 (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.