girl's name
Raia
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 616
Ireland
#789
2021 births
Raia is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 48 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 100,472 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Raia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 19 |
| 2000s | 103 |
| 2010s | 120 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 169 |
How popular is Raia?
In 2025, Raia was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Raia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Raia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Raïa | Raïa is Raia written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #3,667. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Raia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Raia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Raia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Raia
How popular is the name Raia?
In 2025, Raia was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Raia a girl's or a boy's name?
Raia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Raia?
Raia has 2 syllables.
When was Raia most popular?
Raia peaked in 2024, when 48 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Raia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raia currently ranks #2,745 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.