Spellings
Raya or Rayah?
In the US in 2025, 78% of babies in this name family were spelled Raya and 11% Rayah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Raya78% of the family831 born in 2025#369 among girls×4 since 2015Rayah11% of the family118 born in 2025#1,721 among girls×2 since 2015Raeya6% of the family60 born in 2025#2,822 among girls+82% since 2015Raiya5% of the family55 born in 2025#2,998 among girls+96% since 2015
Ten years ago
Raya already led in 2015, with 65% of the family's births; it has 78% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 316 to 1,064 births (×3).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raya | 206 | 831 | ×4 |
| Rayah | 49 | 118 | ×2 |
| Raeya | 33 | 60 | +82% |
| Raiya | 28 | 55 | +96% |
How they sound
- Raya /ˈraɪə/ (RYE-uh)
- Rayah /ˈraɪə/ (RY-uh)
- Raeya /ˈreɪə/ (RAY-uh)
- Raiya /ˈraɪə/ (RY-uh)
In France
In France in 2025: Raya 20 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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