Total births
199
Girls' name · since 1998
Rayya
Rayya has 199 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8224
- among girls today
- 199
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 54%
- more common than other girls
Rayya currently ranks #8224 among girls' names in America, with 199 babies recorded since 1998.
Rayya has 199 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8224 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #8224 among girls today
- 199 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
- 54% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Rayya is currently the #8224 girls' name in America, more common than 54% of girls - 199 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8224
- among girls today
- 199
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 54%
- more common than other girls
Rayya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8224
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 54% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Rayya was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
16 babies were named Rayya in 2005 - its busiest year on record.
How Rayya compares
199 37th percentile among 17,726 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
Rayya's all-time total is 48% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 199 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 48 | 19,840 |
Rayya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rayya splits its recorded history at 2012: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rayya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2005
Current rank
#8,224
Active since
1998
Rayya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Rayya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Rayya's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rayya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 81 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rayya? ▼
199 babies have been named Rayya since 1998. It currently ranks #8224 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 16 births.
When was Rayya most popular? ▼
Rayya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Rayya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rayya since 1998 -- 27 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Rayya? ▼
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 Rayya's data
- Rayya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rayya
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rayya: #8224 Girls' Name - 199 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rayya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rayya 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 June 2026.