Rayana
Rayana was the 3696th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 2657th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,971 places. More babies were named Rayana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,696 girls, up 3,459 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200157 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,185babies recorded
Rayana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,696 | 41 |
| 2020 | #7,155 | 16 |
| 2010 | #4,283 | 35 |
| 2000 | #3,643 | 36 |
| 1990 | #11,076 | 7 |
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How popular is Rayana, counting every spelling?
Rayana is the most common spelling of a name family that had 72 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 72 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayana | 41 | #3,696 | 170 |
| Rayanna | 15 | #7,412 | 140 |
| Raeanna | 8 | #11,692 | 49 |
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 Rayana?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rayana (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rayana 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 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rayana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rayana?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Rayana are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 26. That makes Rayana mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Rayana by state
How common Rayana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.9×). In 47 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 Rayana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rayana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rayana
How popular is the name Rayana?
Rayana was the 3696th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 2657th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,971 places. More babies were named Rayana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Rayana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rayana in the US.
Where is Rayana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rayana was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois.