Total births
42
Girls' name · since 2014
Rayella
42 babies named Rayella in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11947
- among girls today
- 42
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
42 babies have been named Rayella since 2014, making it today's #11947 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayella has been recorded 42 times among girls since 2014, currently ranked #11947 nationally and more common than 33% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2024.
- #11947 among girls today
- 42 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
- 33% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Rayella is currently the #11947 girls' name in America, more common than 33% of girls - 42 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11947
- among girls today
- 42
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
Rayella vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11947
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 33% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Rayella was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
10 babies were named Rayella in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Rayella compares
42 13th percentile among 17,726 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
Rayella's all-time total is 89% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayella | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 42 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Rayella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayella's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayella at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#11,947
Active since
2014
Rayella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2024
- Peak year (2020)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Rayella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Rayella's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Rayella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rayella? ▼
42 babies have been named Rayella since 2014. It currently ranks #11947 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 10 births.
When was Rayella most popular? ▼
Rayella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Rayella been used? ▼
Records for Rayella go back to 2014, giving 11 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Rayella? ▼
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.
What to do with Rayella's data
- Rayella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rayella
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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, 2014–2024 (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. "Rayella: #11947 Girls' Name - 42 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rayella. 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 Rayella 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.