How Many People Are Named Rayona?
An estimated 354 people in the United States have the first name Rayona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Rayona peaked in popularity in 2000 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rayona 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 Rayona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
354
About 1 in 968,233 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2000
28 births
Total Registered
370
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rayona
Rayona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 370 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rayona as a female name
Ranked #13,156 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 2000 (28 births)
Rayona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rayona span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 181 babies were registered. Rayona has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rayona by Decade
How has Rayona 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.
Rayona by State
Rayona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rayona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rayona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rayona?
We estimate approximately 354 people named Rayona 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 968,233 Americans share this first name.
Is Rayona a common name?
Rayona is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 370 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rayona most popular?
Rayona reached peak popularity in 2000, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rayona is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rayona a female name?
Rayona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rayona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rayona Smith, Rayona Johnson, Rayona 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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