How Many People Are Named Rakayla?
An estimated 237 people in the United States have the first name Rakayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Rakayla peaked in popularity in 2005 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rakayla 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 Rakayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
237
About 1 in 1,446,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2005
21 births
Total Registered
240
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rakayla
Rakayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 240 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rakayla as a female name
Ranked #11,631 in 2015
9 female births in 2015
Peak: 2005 (21 births)
Rakayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rakayla span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 129 babies were registered. While Rakayla is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rakayla by Decade
How has Rakayla 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.
Rakayla + Last Name Combinations
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Rakayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rakayla?
We estimate approximately 237 people named Rakayla 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 1,446,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Rakayla a common name?
Rakayla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 240 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rakayla most popular?
Rakayla reached peak popularity in 2005, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rakayla is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rakayla a female name?
Rakayla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rakayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rakayla Smith, Rakayla Johnson, Rakayla 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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