Girls' name · since 1932
Rayna
Rayna has 13,386 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,393 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #795 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,386
- born since 1932
- 2010s
- peak decade
13,386 babies have been named Rayna since 1932, making it today's #795 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Rayna recorded 13,386 times among girls since 1932, holding rank #795 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #1,393 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #795 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,386 born since 1932
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayna ranks #1,393 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #795 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,386 born since 1932, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,393 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #795 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,386
- born since 1932
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayna's 13,386 recorded births place it above 98.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rayna compares
13,386 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Rayna's all-time total is 36x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,386 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 449 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rayna splits its recorded history at 1980: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 449 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rayna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 449
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Rayna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,657 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Rayna's strongest decade.
3,657 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Rayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 165
1940s
165 births
- 1950s 272
1950s
272 births
- 1960s 368
1960s
368 births
- 1970s 994
1970s
994 births
- 1980s 1,008
1980s
1,008 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,540 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,051 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,657 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,290 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,657 births (27% of all-time use).
How Rayna 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 Rayna's total volume
Rayna by state
Where Rayna concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,342 | 10.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 770 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 655 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 642 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 616 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 540 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 422 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 418 | 3.1% |
1,342 of 13,386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Rayna appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayna's data
- Rayna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,657 total births) through the 2020s (2,290) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Raynas (1,342 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1932–2025 (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 Rayna 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.