NameTides

Rayla

Rayla was the #1,561 girls' name in the US in 2025 (135 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Rayla as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Rayla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Rayla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, 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 & WalesCanada
2025#1,561 (135)#2,788 (9)#2,475 (8)
2024#1,779 (113)—#1,348 (18)
2023#1,603 (130)#4,710 (4)#1,678 (13)
2022#1,885 (107)#3,149 (7)#1,854 (11)
2021#1,710 (121)—#1,286 (19)
2020#1,908 (100)#5,493 (3)#2,007 (10)
2019#2,400 (74)—#1,922 (11)
2018#2,962 (55)—#2,587 (7)
2017#3,346 (47)——
2016#3,523 (44)—#3,294 (5)
2015#4,069 (36)——
2014#4,350 (33)——
2013#5,644 (23)—#2,888 (6)
2012#4,707 (30)——
2011#4,915 (28)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,561.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1955.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 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 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rayla is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,900 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rayla 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: #863MINew York: #1,235NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: #704UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: 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: #1,714TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rayla (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#1,1819

Rayla (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
RaylaCanadaGirls#2,4758
RaylaEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
RaylaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RaylaUSGirls#1,561135