Given name
Rayona
“son of grace”
Rayona is a variant of Rae. One Scottish interpretation is “son of grace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rayona is a variant of Rae. One Scottish interpretation is “son of grace.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rayona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 370
- 0 boys · 370 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 380 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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