How Many People Are Named Rayette?
An estimated 113 people in the United States have the first name Rayette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Rayette peaked in popularity in 1971 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rayette 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 Rayette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
113
About 1 in 3,033,224 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1971
14 births
Total Registered
137
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rayette
Rayette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 137 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rayette as a female name
Ranked #9,327 in 1977
6 female births in 1977
Peak: 1971 (14 births)
Rayette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rayette span from the 1940s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 59 babies were registered. Rayette remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rayette by Decade
How has Rayette 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.
Rayette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rayette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rayette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rayette?
We estimate approximately 113 people named Rayette 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 3,033,224 Americans share this first name.
Is Rayette a common name?
Rayette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 137 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rayette most popular?
Rayette reached peak popularity in 1971, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rayette is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rayette a female name?
Rayette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rayette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rayette Smith, Rayette Johnson, Rayette 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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