Given name & surname · also Hebrew
Rayna
“one who is pure”·“one who provides wise counsel”
Rayna is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is pure” and “one who provides wise counsel”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is pure” and “one who provides wise counsel”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Hebrew and Scandinavian naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1932. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rayna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,386
- 0 boys · 13,386 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 449 babies
- 2025
- 342
- #796 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 342 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 796 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 449 in 2019. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (28). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,648 as a first name in 2020; 252 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rayna’s family of names
Rayna has a related form in Rayne. Rayna has a related form in Raynee. Rayna has a related form in Rayni.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rayna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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