Girls' name · since 1918
Rayola
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 180 babies named Rayola, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rayola is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 180 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Rayola recorded 180 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1957.
- #20,918 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 180 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayola ranks #20,918 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 180 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #20,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Rayola's 180 recorded births place it above 71.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rayola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rayola splits its recorded history at 1933: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1943 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rayola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1957
- Peak year (1943)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Rayola by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (73 births, 41% of the file).
1930s was Rayola's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rayola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
- 1930s
1930s
73 births
- 1940s
1940s
35 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 73 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Rayola's decade-level peak was the 1930s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rayola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1918–1957 (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 Rayola 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.