Rayla
Rayla was the 1569th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 135 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,559 places. More babies were named Rayla in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,569 girls, up 351 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 135girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025135 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,590babies recorded
Rayla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,569 | 135 |
| 2020 | #1,920 | 100 |
| 2010 | #5,935 | 23 |
| 2000 | #7,487 | 14 |
| 1990 | #7,729 | 11 |
| 1980 | #8,819 | 7 |
| 1970 | #8,963 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rayla, counting every spelling?
Rayla is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,164 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,569 for Rayla on its own. Together these spellings went to 187 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayla | 135 | #1,569 | 606 |
| Raela | 25 | #5,197 | 99 |
| Raylah | 15 | #7,415 | 49 |
| Raelah | 5 | #16,706 | 38 |
| Raella | 7 | #12,883 | 25 |
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 Rayla?
135 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rayla (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rayla 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 62 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rayla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rayla?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Rayla are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 20. That makes Rayla 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.
Rayla by state
How common Rayla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (1.8×), Ohio (1.5×). In 32 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 Rayla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rayla, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rayla
How popular is the name Rayla?
Rayla was the 1569th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 135 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,559 places. More babies were named Rayla in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Rayla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rayla in the US.
Where is Rayla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rayla was most common in Utah (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Wisconsin.