Raiya

Raiya was the #2,998 girls' name in the US in 2025 (55 babies), and #816 in England & Wales.

Raiya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Raiya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Raiya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,998 (55)#816 (44)———
2024#2,775 (61)#902 (40)#541 (5)—#2,975 (6)
2023#2,352 (77)#774 (46)#749 (3)—#1,898 (11)
2022#2,689 (64)#1,120 (30)——#1,482 (15)
2021#2,848 (59)#1,195 (28)——#1,592 (14)
2020#3,841 (37)#2,449 (10)——#2,591 (7)
2019#3,337 (47)#1,634 (18)—#871 (3)#2,610 (7)
2018#4,889 (27)#1,977 (14)——#2,587 (7)
2017#5,821 (21)#1,733 (17)———
2016#5,445 (24)#1,571 (20)——#2,383 (8)
2015#4,853 (28)#2,945 (8)——#2,891 (6)
2014#6,987 (17)#1,702 (17)——#2,905 (6)
2013#5,143 (26)#3,536 (6)——#1,792 (12)
2012#5,557 (24)#3,681 (6)——#2,338 (8)
2011#6,855 (18)#3,185 (7)——#2,899 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #2,352.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1998.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 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 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Raiya is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 27,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 36,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Raiya 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: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #2,921TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Raiya (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
RaiyaCanadaGirls—too few
RaiyaEngland & WalesGirls#81644
RaiyaIrelandGirls—too few
RaiyaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RaiyaScotlandGirls—too few
RaiyaUSGirls#2,99855