Girls' name · since 1920
Rayetta
666 babies named Rayetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 666
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rayetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 666 have been recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayetta has been recorded 666 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1988.
- #9,850 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 666 born since 1920
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayetta ranks #9,850 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 666 born since 1920, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 666
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rayetta's 666 recorded births place it above 86.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Rayetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayetta's full recorded timeline at 1953, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1988
- Peak year (1947)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Rayetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (172 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Rayetta's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rayetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 35
1920s
35 births
- 1930s
1930s
73 births
- 1940s
1940s
143 births
- 1950s
1950s
172 births
- 1960s
1960s
148 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 172 births (26% of all-time use).
How Rayetta 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 Rayetta's total volume
Rayetta by state
Where Rayetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 15 | 2.3% |
15 of 666 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rayetta's data
- Rayetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (172 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Rayettas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rayetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1920–1988 (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 Rayetta 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.