US rank #4784 Girls' name Peak 2007 2,206 births

Rayanna — #4784 US girls' name

2,206 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.

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#4784
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Rayanna was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

115 babies were named Rayanna in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,206 babies named Rayanna between 1941 and 2024, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayanna currently holds the #4784 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 115 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayanna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 863 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rayanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 229 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Rayanna in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayanna 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 2,206 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.

Rayanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,206

Since 1941

84 years of records

Peak year

2007

115 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,784

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1941

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rayanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1941

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
115
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
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Rayanna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
863 births that decade — 39% of Rayanna's all-time total
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Rayanna by state

Where Rayanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rayanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
229 10.4%
#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%
California share of Rayanna's total US births 10.4%
Even split

229 of 2,206 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Rayanna appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayanna?
2,206 babies have been named Rayanna since 1941. It currently ranks #4784 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 115 births.
When was Rayanna most popular?
Rayanna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 863 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Rayanna most popular?
The top states for the name Rayanna are California (229 births), New York (73 births), Florida (66 births).
How long has the name Rayanna been used?
Rayanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 84 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rayanna?
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, 1941–2024 (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.