Recorded 1928–2023 Girls' name Peak 2000 370 births

Rayona — girls' name

370 babies named Rayona in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51980s51990s1262000s1812010s312020s17
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Rayona was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

28 babies were named Rayona in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayona

The Social Security Administration has registered 370 babies named Rayona between 1928 and 2023, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayona performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rayona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rayona in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayona 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 370 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.

Rayona at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

370

Since 1928

96 years of records

Peak year

2000

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1928

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2023

Rayona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1928

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
28
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
0102030 202320142008200420001996199219381928 5

Rayona by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
181 births that decade — 49% of Rayona's all-time total
1920s51930s51980s51990s1262000s1812010s312020s17

Rayona by state

Where Rayona concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rayona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 1.4%
Pennsylvania share of Rayona's total US births 1.4%

5 of 370 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayona?
370 babies have been named Rayona since 1928. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 28 births.
When was Rayona most popular?
Rayona was most popular in the 2000s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Rayona most popular?
The top states for the name Rayona are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Rayona been used?
Rayona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 96 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Rayona?
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, 1928–2023 (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.