Total births
98
Girls' name · since 2010
Raylah
Raylah has 98 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9452
- among girls today
- 98
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
98 babies have been named Raylah since 2010, making it today's #9452 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raylah has been recorded 98 times among girls since 2010, currently ranked #9452 nationally and more common than 47% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #9452 among girls today
- 98 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
- 47% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Raylah is currently the #9452 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 98 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9452
- among girls today
- 98
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Raylah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9452
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 47% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
61% of everyone ever named Raylah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
15 babies were named Raylah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Raylah compares
98 24th 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
Raylah's all-time total is 74% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raylah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 98 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Raylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raylah's full recorded timeline at 2020, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raylah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#9,452
Active since
2010
Raylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Raylah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Raylah's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Raylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 60 births (61% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Raylah? ▼
Since 2010, Social Security records show 98 babies named Raylah. Today it holds rank #9452 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 15 births.
When was Raylah most popular? ▼
Raylah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Raylah been used? ▼
Raylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 16 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Raylah? ▼
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 June 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, 2010–2025 (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. "Raylah: #9452 Girls' Name - 98 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/raylah. 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 Raylah 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 June 2026.