Girl’s name · American English

Draya

How to say it: DRAY-uh · /ˈdreɪə/

Modern American invention, often short for Andraya - rose in use in 2010s via media figures.

Draya was the 3,013th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 34 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 51% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #5,380 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,013for girls in 2025
1 in 97,510US babies
34born in 2025
#5,380projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Draya
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#3,013
Babies born in 202534
Share of births1 in 97,510
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−51%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#5,380

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Draya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 37 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Dray
  • Raya

Honouring a Draya in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Draya is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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