Is Raya a boy or girl name?
Raya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 859 girls and 0 boys were named Raya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,165 US babies named Raya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #363
- Babies named Raya since 1958
- 7,165
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 865 babies
Boys and girls named Raya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 138 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 385 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,052 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,086 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,419 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 859 | #363 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 865 | #353 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 783 | #400 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 636 | #495 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 276 | #934 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 239 | #1,062 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,134 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 249 | #1,038 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,090 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,213 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,237 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,205 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,290 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,255 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,383 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,475 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,519 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,733 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,688 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,799 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,573 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,627 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,565 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,634 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,917 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,924 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,283 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,477 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,424 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,563 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,962 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,518 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,275 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,649 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,556 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,230 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,477 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,948 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,887 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,119 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,021 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,230 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,461 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,789 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,996 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,731 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,320 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,467 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,228 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,725 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,368 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,573 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,589 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,803 |
Highest rank
Raya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #353 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Raya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.