Total births
28
Girls' name · since 1996
Rayauna
28 babies named Rayauna in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 28
- total births
- 1996–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
Rayauna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1996.
Rayauna has 28 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1996 to 2008.
- 28 total births
- 1996–2008 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 79% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
28 girls have been named Rayauna since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.
- 28
- total births
- 1996–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
79% of everyone ever named Rayauna was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
7 babies were named Rayauna in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Rayauna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayauna's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayauna at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Rayauna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2008
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Rayauna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Rayauna's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Rayauna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (79% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rayauna? ▼
Rayauna has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 7 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
When was Rayauna most popular? ▼
Rayauna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Rayauna been used? ▼
Records for Rayauna go back to 1996, giving 13 years of history through 2008.
What names are similar to Rayauna? ▼
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 July 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, 1996–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rayauna: Baby Name Since 1996 - 28 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rayauna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rayauna 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 July 2026.