Recorded 2005–2022 Girls' name Peak 2005 90 births

Rayssa — girls' name

90 babies named Rayssa in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s572010s272020s6
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Rayssa was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

16 babies were named Rayssa in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Rayssa between 2005 and 2022, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayssa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayssa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rayssa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rayssa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayssa 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 90 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.

Rayssa at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

90

Since 2005

18 years of records

Peak year

2005

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2005

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2022

Rayssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2005

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2005)
16
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 2022201820142013201020092008200720062005 16

Rayssa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
57 births that decade — 63% of Rayssa's all-time total
2000s572010s272020s6

Rayssa by state

Where Rayssa concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rayssa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
33 36.7%
Massachusetts share of Rayssa's total US births 36.7%

33 of 90 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayssa?
90 babies have been named Rayssa since 2005. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2005 with 16 births.
When was Rayssa most popular?
Rayssa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Rayssa most popular?
The top states for the name Rayssa are Massachusetts (33 births).
How long has the name Rayssa been used?
Rayssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 18 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Rayssa?
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, 2005–2022 (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.