Unisex name · since 1994
Rayn
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 660 babies named Rayn, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,938 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 660
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayn currently ranks #4938 among unisex names in America, with 660 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayn has been recorded 660 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #4938 nationally and more common than 71% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #9,907 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,938 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 660 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayn ranks #9,907 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,938 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 660 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,938 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 660
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayn's 660 recorded births place it above 86.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Rayn compares
660 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Rayn's all-time total is 76% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 660 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayn's full recorded timeline at 2010, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Rayn popularity over time - boys
592 total births recorded since 1973 (Rayn as boys' name)
Rayn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (222 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Rayn's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Rayn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
205 births
- 2010s
2010s
222 births
- 2020s
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 222 births (34% of all-time use).
How Rayn 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 Rayn's total volume
Rayn by state
Where Rayn concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
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- Rayn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (222 total births) through the 2020s (175) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rayns (16 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 Rayn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Rayn 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.