How Many People Are Named Raia?
An estimated 373 people in the United States have the first name Raia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Raia peaked in popularity in 2024 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Raia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
373
About 1 in 918,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
47 births
Total Registered
377
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raia
Raia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 377 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Raia as a female name
Ranked #3,361 in 2024
47 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (47 births)
Raia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raia span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 135 babies were registered. Raia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Raia by Decade
How has Raia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Raia by State
Raia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Raia
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Raia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raia?
We estimate approximately 373 people named Raia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 918,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Raia a common name?
Raia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 377 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raia most popular?
Raia reached peak popularity in 2024, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raia is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raia a female name?
Raia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raia Smith, Raia Johnson, Raia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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