girl's name
Rayla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,736
Rayla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 135 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 135 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 24,559 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1955.
Rayla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 14 |
| 1960s | 35 |
| 1970s | 32 |
| 1980s | 72 |
| 1990s | 121 |
| 2000s | 217 |
| 2010s | 393 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 706 |
How popular is Rayla?
In 2025, Rayla was given to 135 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Rayla 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 Rayla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rayla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rayla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rayla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rayla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rayla
How popular is the name Rayla?
In 2025, Rayla was given to 135 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Rayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Rayla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Rayla most popular?
Rayla peaked in 2025, when 135 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rayla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rayla currently ranks #1,530 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.