How Many People Are Named Rayna?
An estimated 12,486 people in the United States have the first name Rayna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Rayna peaked in popularity in 2019 with 449 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rayna 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 Rayna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,486
About 1 in 27,451 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2019
449 births
Total Registered
13,038
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rayna
Rayna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,038 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rayna as a female name
Ranked #732 in 2024
385 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (449 births)
Rayna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rayna span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,657 babies were registered. While Rayna is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rayna by Decade
How has Rayna 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.
Rayna by State
Birth registrations for Rayna span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Alaska, New Mexico, Delaware. On average, about 227 Raynas were registered per state.
Rayna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rayna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rayna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rayna?
We estimate approximately 12,486 people named Rayna 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 27,451 Americans share this first name.
Is Rayna a common name?
Rayna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,038 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rayna most popular?
Rayna reached peak popularity in 2019, when 449 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rayna is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rayna a female name?
Rayna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rayna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rayna Smith, Rayna Johnson, Rayna 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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