girl's name
Raiya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,227
Scotland
#596
2024 births
Raiya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 77 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 60,281 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Raiya 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 | 14 |
| 2000s | 111 |
| 2010s | 240 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 353 |
How popular is Raiya?
In 2025, Raiya was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Raiya 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.
Names that peaked alongside Raiya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Raiya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raiya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Raiya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raiya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Raiya
How popular is the name Raiya?
In 2025, Raiya was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Raiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Raiya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Raiya most popular?
Raiya peaked in 2023, when 77 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Raiya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raiya currently ranks #596 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.