Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raaya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 163
- 0 boys · 163 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #3,442 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 45 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,442 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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