US rank #11462 Girls' name Peak 2009 299 births

Raynah — #11462 US girls' name

299 babies named Raynah in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s302000s1002010s1212020s48
#11462
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Raynah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

15 babies were named Raynah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raynah

The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Raynah between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raynah currently holds the #11462 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raynah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Raynah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raynah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raynah 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 299 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.

Raynah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

299

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2009

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,462

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raynah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
15
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200419981993 5

Raynah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
121 births that decade — 40% of Raynah's all-time total
1990s302000s1002010s1212020s48

Raynah by state

Where Raynah concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raynah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.7%
New York share of Raynah's total US births 1.7%

5 of 299 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raynah?
299 babies have been named Raynah since 1993. It currently ranks #11462 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 15 births.
When was Raynah most popular?
Raynah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Raynah most popular?
The top states for the name Raynah are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Raynah been used?
Raynah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raynah?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (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.