Girls' name · since 1955
Rayla
Rayla has 1,590 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,564 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,590
- born since 1955
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rayla is the #1564 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,590 recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Rayla recorded 1,590 times among girls since 1955, holding rank #1564 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #5,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,564 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,590 born since 1955
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayla ranks #5,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,564 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,590 born since 1955, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,564 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,590
- born since 1955
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rayla's 1,590 recorded births place it above 92.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rayla compares
1,590 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Rayla's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,590 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayla's full recorded timeline at 1997, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 135 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Rayla by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (706 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Rayla's strongest decade.
706 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Rayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s 121
1990s
121 births
- 2000s 217
2000s
217 births
- 2010s
2010s
393 births
- 2020s
2020s
706 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 706 births (44% of all-time use).
How Rayla 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 Rayla's total volume
Rayla by state
Where Rayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 68 | 4.3% |
| #2 | California | | 64 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 56 | 3.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 38 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 27 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 24 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Utah | | 22 | 1.4% |
68 of 1,590 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Rayla appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayla's data
- Texas records the most Raylas (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Rayla 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.