Feminine dossier · first seen 1958

Raya

Rising Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2023
Peak births
867
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1958Peak 20232025
peak 2023 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Raya

How many people are named Raya?

An estimated 7,931 living Americans are named Raya.

How rare is Raya?

Raya is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 831 girls receiving the name in 2025.

How old is the typical Raya?

The median age of a living American named Raya is approximately 6 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 15 years old.

Is Raya still popular?

Yes — Raya is currently rising in popularity, with 831 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Raya most common?

Raya has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appeared 1.8× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
4.2%
2025
831
All-time
8,003
Diaspora map

Raya spread fast — broke out in Georgia and Maryland (2021) and ran high in 6 states within a decade.

Broke out: Georgia and Maryland, 2021 · over-represented in 6 states over 3 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: broke out 2021 GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: broke out 2024 IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: no breakout LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: broke out 2021 MD Massachusetts: broke out 2023 MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: broke out 2022 MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: no breakout OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: no breakout TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: broke out 2023 WI Wyoming: no breakout WY