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Raya

Girl

Meaning of Raya: Hebrew: 'friend'

Raya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 372nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 82nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#372

836 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#82

574 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,008

First recorded 1958 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 27 babies1989: 28 babies1990: 34 babies19901991: 31 babies1992: 40 babies1993: 49 babies1994: 33 babies1995: 32 babies1996: 25 babies1997: 42 babies1998: 45 babies1999: 54 babies2000: 59 babies20002001: 58 babies2002: 61 babies2003: 105 babies2004: 98 babies2005: 108 babies2006: 125 babies2007: 126 babies2008: 154 babies2009: 158 babies2010: 168 babies20102011: 191 babies2012: 185 babies2013: 199 babies2014: 197 babies2015: 206 babies2016: 237 babies2017: 249 babies2018: 216 babies2019: 239 babies2020: 277 babies20202021: 636 babies2022: 784 babies2023: 867 babies2024: 861 babies2025: 836 babies
US babies named Raya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 867.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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