How Many People Are Named Rayah?
An estimated 1,312 people in the United States have the first name Rayah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Rayah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 103 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rayah 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 Rayah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rayah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,312
About 1 in 261,246 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
103 births
Total Registered
1,325
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rayah
Rayah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,325 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rayah as a female name
Ranked #1,928 in 2024
103 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (103 births)
Rayah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rayah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 579 babies were registered. While Rayah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rayah by Decade
How has Rayah 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.
Rayah by State
Birth registrations for Rayah span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Louisiana, North Carolina. On average, about 19 Rayahs were registered per state.
Rayah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rayah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rayah
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rayah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rayah?
We estimate approximately 1,312 people named Rayah 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 261,246 Americans share this first name.
Is Rayah a common name?
Rayah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,325 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rayah most popular?
Rayah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 103 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rayah is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rayah a female name?
Rayah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rayah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rayah Smith, Rayah Johnson, Rayah 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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