How Many People Are Named Raya?
An estimated 7,085 people in the United States have the first name Raya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Raya peaked in popularity in 2023 with 865 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raya 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 Raya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Raya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
7,085
About 1 in 48,377 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2023
865 births
Total Registered
7,165
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raya
Raya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,165 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Raya as a female name
Ranked #363 in 2024
859 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (865 births)
Raya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raya span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 3,419 babies were registered. Raya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Raya by Decade
How has Raya 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.
Raya by State
Birth registrations for Raya span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in North Dakota, Alaska, Nebraska. On average, about 121 Rayas were registered per state.
Raya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Raya
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Raya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raya?
We estimate approximately 7,085 people named Raya 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 48,377 Americans share this first name.
Is Raya a common name?
Raya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,165 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raya most popular?
Raya reached peak popularity in 2023, when 865 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raya is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raya a female name?
Raya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raya Smith, Raya Johnson, Raya 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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