Recorded 1970–2009 Girls' name Peak 1999 121 births

Raysa — girls' name

121 babies named Raysa in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s321990s492000s29
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Raysa was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

9 babies were named Raysa in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raysa

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Raysa between 1970 and 2009, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raysa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raysa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Raysa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raysa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raysa 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 121 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.

Raysa at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

121

Since 1970

40 years of records

Peak year

1999

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1970

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2009

Raysa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1970

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
9
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
45678910 2009200319981992198919851970 5

Raysa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
49 births that decade — 40% of Raysa's all-time total
1970s111980s321990s492000s29

Raysa by state

Where Raysa concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raysa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 8.3%
New York share of Raysa's total US births 8.3%

10 of 121 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raysa?
121 babies have been named Raysa since 1970. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1999 with 9 births.
When was Raysa most popular?
Raysa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Raysa most popular?
The top states for the name Raysa are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Raysa been used?
Raysa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 40 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Raysa?
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, 1970–2009 (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.