Girls' name · since 1990

Rayonna

999 babies named Rayonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7,517 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,731 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
999
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade

Rayonna currently ranks #13731 among girls' names in America, with 999 babies recorded since 1990.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayonna has been recorded 999 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #13731 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.

  • #7,517 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,731 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 999 born since 1990
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayonna ranks #7,517 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,731 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 999 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.

#7,517 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,731 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
999
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%20.6%
Rayonna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Rayonna's 999 recorded births place it above 89.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.

How Rayonna compares

999 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Rayonna's all-time total is 166% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rayonna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 999 376 567,345
Peak-year births 60 21 19,840

Rayonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Rayonna's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Rayonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
60
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
020406080 19901995200020052010201520202025 6

Rayonna by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (475 births, 48% of the file).

2000s was Rayonna's strongest decade.

475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Rayonna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 475 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Rayonna compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rayonna's total volume

Rayonna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -28, 6.4%-26, 6.2%-34, 7.9%-54, 4%-52, 4.7%-83, 9.1%-51, 4.7%-57, 4.8%-47, 4.3%-38, 11.6%-111, 8.9%-26, 9.7%-31, 7.8%-40, 7.2%-38, 6.5%Rayonna-36, 6%Rayonna
Rayonna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Rayonna by state

Where Rayonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rayonna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
37 3.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
27 2.7%
#3 Florida
18 1.8%
#4 Michigan
15 1.5%
#5 Illinois
10 1.0%
#6 Indiana
6 0.6%
#7 Missouri
6 0.6%
#8 California
5 0.5%
Ohio share of Rayonna's total US births 3.7%
Even split

37 of 999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Rayonna appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayonna?
999 babies have been named Rayonna since 1990. All-time, it sits at #7,517 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #13,731 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 60 births.
Where does Rayonna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayonna ranks #7,517 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,731 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rayonna most popular?
Rayonna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 475 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Rayonna most popular?
The top states for the name Rayonna are Ohio (37 births), Pennsylvania (27 births), Florida (18 births).
How long has the name Rayonna been used?
Records for Rayonna go back to 1990, giving 36 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Rayonna?
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.

What to do with Rayonna's data

  • Rayonna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (475 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Ohio records the most Rayonnas (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rayonna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rayonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–2025 (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 Rayonna 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.