unisex name

Raida

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 172

Raida is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 71% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2024 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 2020, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1982.

Raida over time

Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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Births named Raida by decade in France
Decade Births
1980s 15
1990s 25
2000s 35
2010s 30
2020s (to 2021) 20

How popular is Raida?

In 2021, Raida was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Raida is used

France as Raïda #4,945 5 in 2023
England & Wales #7,249 3 in 2025
United States #12,999 7 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Raida is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Raïda Raïda is a rare spelling of Raida, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. 40

Names that peaked alongside Raida

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Raida also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raida over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Raida

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raida — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Raida

How popular is the name Raida?

In 2021, Raida was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Raida a girl's or a boy's name?

Raida is used for both girls and boys. About 71% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Raida most popular?

Raida peaked in 2020, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Raida a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raida currently ranks #7,249 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.