Recorded 1918–1957 Girls' name Peak 1943 180 births

Rayola — girls' name

180 babies named Rayola in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s481930s731940s351950s11
1930s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Rayola was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

12 babies were named Rayola in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayola

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Rayola between 1918 and 1957, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayola performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rayola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayola 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 180 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.

Rayola at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

180

Since 1918

40 years of records

Peak year

1943

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1918

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1957

Rayola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1918

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1943)
12
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 19571943193819341930192519211918 7

Rayola by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
73 births that decade — 41% of Rayola's all-time total
1910s131920s481930s731940s351950s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayola?
180 babies have been named Rayola since 1918. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1943 with 12 births.
When was Rayola most popular?
Rayola was most popular in the 1930s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Rayola been used?
Rayola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 40 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Rayola?
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, 1918–1957 (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.