Recorded 1964–1989 Girls' name Peak 1989 24 births

Raynita — girls' name

24 babies named Raynita in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s61980s12
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Raynita was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

12 babies were named Raynita in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raynita

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Raynita between 1964 and 1989, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raynita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raynita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Raynita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raynita 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 24 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.

Raynita at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

24

Since 1964

26 years of records

Peak year

1989

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1964

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1989

Raynita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1964

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
12
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 198919791964 6

Raynita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 50% of Raynita's all-time total
1960s61970s61980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raynita?
24 babies have been named Raynita since 1964. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1989 with 12 births.
When was Raynita most popular?
Raynita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Raynita been used?
Raynita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 26 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Raynita?
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, 1964–1989 (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.