Recorded 2010–2019 Girls' name Peak 2010 21 births

Rayleah — girls' name

21 babies named Rayleah in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s21
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Rayleah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rayleah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Rayleah between 2010 and 2019, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayleah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayleah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayleah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rayleah at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

21

Since 2010

10 years of records

Peak year

2010

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2010

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2019

Rayleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2010

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2010)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 2019201720132010 6

Rayleah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 100% of Rayleah's all-time total
2010s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayleah?
21 babies have been named Rayleah since 2010. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2010 with 6 births.
When was Rayleah most popular?
Rayleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Rayleah been used?
Rayleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 10 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Rayleah?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.