Recorded 1987–2003 Girls' name Peak 1989 98 births

Raysha — girls' name

98 babies named Raysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s431990s452000s10
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Raysha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

17 babies were named Raysha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Raysha between 1987 and 2003, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raysha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Raysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raysha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raysha 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 98 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.

Raysha at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

98

Since 1987

17 years of records

Peak year

1989

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1987

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2003

Raysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1987

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1989)
17
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 20032000199619951994199219911990198919881987 10

Raysha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
45 births that decade — 46% of Raysha's all-time total
1980s431990s452000s10

Raysha by state

Where Raysha concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raysha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 5.1%
Texas share of Raysha's total US births 5.1%

5 of 98 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raysha?
98 babies have been named Raysha since 1987. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1989 with 17 births.
When was Raysha most popular?
Raysha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Raysha most popular?
The top states for the name Raysha are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Raysha been used?
Raysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 17 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Raysha?
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, 1987–2003 (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.