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Rayah

Girl

Meaning of Rayah: Hebrew: 'friend' or 'companion'

Rayah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1679th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 776th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1679

118 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#776

48 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,443

First recorded 1992 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 31 babies2005: 32 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 32 babies2008: 43 babies2009: 40 babies2010: 40 babies20102011: 38 babies2012: 64 babies2013: 70 babies2014: 54 babies2015: 49 babies2016: 57 babies2017: 62 babies2018: 73 babies2019: 72 babies2020: 57 babies20202021: 89 babies2022: 65 babies2023: 82 babies2024: 103 babies2025: 118 babies
US babies named Rayah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 118.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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