NameTides

Raia

Raia was the #4,265 girls' name in the US in 2025 (33 babies), and #3,333 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Raia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Raia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Raia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#4,265 (33)#3,333 (7)—#3,478 (5)
2024#3,277 (48)#2,254 (12)—#2,102 (10)
2023#4,565 (30)#3,219 (7)—#2,027 (10)
2022#5,793 (21)#2,325 (11)—#3,228 (5)
2021#5,748 (21)#2,341 (11)#764 (4)—
2020#6,923 (16)#3,899 (5)—#2,873 (6)
2019#8,597 (12)#4,001 (5)——
2018#7,762 (14)#3,518 (6)——
2017#8,299 (13)#3,583 (6)—#2,609 (7)
2016#7,230 (16)#2,757 (9)——
2015#9,481 (11)#4,736 (4)——
2014#8,966 (12)#4,003 (5)——
2013#11,000 (9)#5,742 (3)——
2012#12,199 (8)#3,681 (6)——
2011#12,153 (8)#5,785 (3)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #3,277.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1995.

How common is it?

about 1 in 48,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 48,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Raia is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 51,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Raia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Raia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RaiaCanadaGirls#3,4785
RaiaEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
RaiaIrelandGirls—too few
RaiaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RaiaUSGirls#4,26533