Raeya
Raeya was the 2854th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2304th with 80 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,524 places. More babies were named Raeya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,854 girls, up 274 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202180 babies
- Total since 1880
- 802babies recorded
Raeya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,854 | 60 |
| 2020 | #3,128 | 51 |
| 2010 | #6,846 | 19 |
| 2000 | #16,958 | 5 |
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How popular is Raeya, counting every spelling?
Raeya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,379 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,854 for Raeya on its own. Together these spellings went to 143 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raeya | 60 | #2,854 | 348 |
| Raiya | 55 | #3,017 | 316 |
| Raiyah | 9 | #10,726 | 55 |
| Raeyah | 10 | #9,949 | 51 |
| Reiya | 9 | #10,736 | 51 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Raeya?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Raeya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Raeya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Raeya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Raeya?
About 800 people born in the US named Raeya are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Raeya a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Raeya by state
How common Raeya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Raeya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Raeya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Raeya
How popular is the name Raeya?
Raeya was the 2854th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2304th with 80 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,524 places. More babies were named Raeya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Raeya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Raeya in the US.
Where is Raeya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Raeya was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Colorado.