Raaya
Girl name · #3449 in 2025 · Very rare
Raaya is currently the #3449 girl name in the United States — 45 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #16419, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,000 girls born in 2025 was named Raaya.
The 16-year story
Raaya first appears in the Social Security records in 2009, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 45 babies and a rank of #3389. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Raaya per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Raaya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Raaya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Raaya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Raaya is most common
State-level data for Raaya is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Raaya
Statistically, parents drawn to Raaya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Radhya, Elaya, Milaya, Adalaya, and Sveya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Raaya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3389 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3758 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5549 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8542 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8978 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13799 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15902 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12876 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16419 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16547 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17294 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Raaya a popular girl name?
Raaya ranked #3449 among girls in 2025 with 45 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #16419.
When was the name Raaya most popular?
Raaya peaked in 2025, when 45 American girls received the name (ranked #3389 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Raaya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,000 newborn American girls was named Raaya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.