Recorded 1911–2022 Girls' name Peak 1947 1,046 births

Rayma — girls' name

1,046 babies named Rayma in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s511920s1491930s2041940s2561950s2021960s931970s511980s161990s62000s52010s72020s6
1940s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Rayma was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

45 babies were named Rayma in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayma

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,046 babies named Rayma between 1911 and 2022, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayma performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Rayma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Kansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Rayma in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayma 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 1,046 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.

Rayma at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,046

Since 1911

112 years of records

Peak year

1947

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1911

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2022

Rayma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1911

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1947)
45
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
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Rayma by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
256 births that decade — 24% of Rayma's all-time total
1910s511920s1491930s2041940s2561950s2021960s931970s511980s161990s62000s52010s72020s6

Rayma by state

Where Rayma concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Rayma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
41 3.9%
#2 Texas
13 1.2%
#3 Kansas
6 0.6%
#4 Oklahoma
6 0.6%
#5 California
5 0.5%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
Missouri share of Rayma's total US births 3.9%
Even split

41 of 1,046 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayma?
1,046 babies have been named Rayma since 1911. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1947 with 45 births.
When was Rayma most popular?
Rayma was most popular in the 1940s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Rayma most popular?
The top states for the name Rayma are Missouri (41 births), Texas (13 births), Kansas (6 births).
How long has the name Rayma been used?
Rayma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 112 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Rayma?
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, 1911–2022 (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.