NameTides

Rayah

Rayah was the #1,721 girls' name in the US in 2025 (118 babies), and #733 in England & Wales and #1,882 in Canada.

Rayah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rayah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Rayah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,721 (118)#733 (50)#359 (9)#397 (3)#608 (5)#1,882 (12)
2024#1,925 (103)#776 (48)#638 (4)#337 (4)—#1,153 (22)
2023#2,258 (82)#851 (42)—#328 (4)—#987 (26)
2022#2,661 (65)#1,142 (29)———#1,415 (16)
2021#2,119 (89)#1,069 (32)—#446 (3)#586 (6)#1,229 (20)
2020#2,850 (57)#1,313 (24)———#1,428 (16)
2019#2,451 (72)#1,218 (27)———#1,922 (11)
2018#2,438 (73)#1,272 (26)———#1,440 (16)
2017#2,744 (62)#1,733 (17)———#1,784 (12)
2016#2,934 (57)#1,278 (26)#798 (3)——#1,109 (23)
2015#3,299 (49)#1,711 (17)———#2,011 (10)
2014#3,080 (54)#2,659 (9)———#1,229 (20)
2013#2,533 (70)#1,864 (15)———#1,512 (15)
2012#2,734 (64)#1,720 (17)———#1,410 (17)
2011#3,916 (38)#2,275 (11)———#1,882 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,721.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1992.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 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 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,100uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rayah is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,300 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rayah 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: #1,405ILMichigan: 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: #878OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: 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: #651MDDelaware: 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: #776LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Rayah (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,4107

Rayah (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RayahCanadaGirls#1,88212
RayahEngland & WalesGirls#73350
RayahIrelandGirls#6085
RayahNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
RayahScotlandGirls#3599
RayahUSGirls#1,721118