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Rayah

Rayah holds the #1721 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 118 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #2850 in 2020 to #1721 today. The name has never been bigger: its all-time peak in a record going back to 1992 is happening right now. The name's biggest fan base is in Maryland (#651 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1721
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1721
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
118
girls named Rayah

Rayah popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.004%0.006%0.008%18801900192019401960198020002020#1721 in 2025
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Rayah is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025MI—New York: #2075 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#2075Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025IN—Ohio: #878 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#878Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025VA—Maryland: #651 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#651Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025OK—Louisiana: #776 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)LA#776Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rayah in 2025HI—Texas: #1902 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1902Florida: #1545 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1545
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Maryland (#651), Louisiana (#776), Ohio (#878)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Rayah in the most recent year of SSA data.

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