Girls' name · since 1941
Rayanna
2,221 babies named Rayanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,394 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,186 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,221
- born since 1941
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,221 babies have been named Rayanna since 1941, making it today's #7186 girls' name.
Rayanna has 2,221 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7186 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #4,394 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,186 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,221 born since 1941
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayanna ranks #4,394 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,186 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,221 born since 1941, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,394 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,186 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,221
- born since 1941
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayanna's 2,221 recorded births place it above 93.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rayanna compares
2,221 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Rayanna's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,221 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rayanna splits its recorded history at 1999: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 115 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rayanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Rayanna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (863 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Rayanna's strongest decade.
863 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Rayanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 131
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
489 births
- 2000s
2000s
863 births
- 2010s
2010s
522 births
- 2020s 164
2020s
164 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 863 births (39% of all-time use).
How Rayanna 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 Rayanna's total volume
Rayanna by state
Where Rayanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 229 | 10.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 73 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 66 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 38 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 37 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 36 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 27 | 1.2% |
229 of 2,221 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Rayanna appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayanna's data
- Rayanna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (863 total births); usage has since declined to 164 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rayannas (229 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rayanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Rayanna 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.