Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Raya is a given name with multiple, unrelated origins in different cultures. It is a Bulgarian diminutive of Rayna, meaning happy or a Russian diminutive of Raisa, meaning rose. It might also be related to the Latin name Regina meaning queen.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Raya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,589 |
| 1967 | 5 | #7,573 |
| 1969 | 5 | #8,368 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,725 |
| 1973 | 7 | #7,228 |
| 1974 | 7 | #7,467 |
| 1975 | 9 | #6,320 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,731 |
| 1978 | 5 | #10,996 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,789 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,461 |
| 1981 | 9 | #7,230 |
| 1982 | 8 | #8,021 |
| 1983 | 11 | #6,119 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,887 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,948 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,477 |
| 1987 | 12 | #6,230 |
| 1988 | 27 | #3,556 |
| 1989 | 28 | #3,649 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,275 |
| 1991 | 31 | #3,518 |
| 1992 | 40 | #2,962 |
| 1993 | 49 | #2,563 |
| 1994 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 1995 | 32 | #3,477 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,283 |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,924 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,917 |
| 1999 | 54 | #2,634 |
| 2000 | 59 | #2,565 |
| 2001 | 58 | #2,627 |
| 2002 | 61 | #2,573 |
| 2003 | 105 | #1,799 |
| 2004 | 98 | #1,921 |
| 2005 | 108 | #1,814 |
| 2006 | 125 | #1,688 |
| 2007 | 126 | #1,733 |
| 2008 | 154 | #1,519 |
| 2009 | 158 | #1,475 |
| 2010 | 168 | #1,383 |
| 2011 | 191 | #1,255 |
| 2012 | 185 | #1,290 |
| 2013 | 199 | #1,205 |
| 2014 | 197 | #1,237 |
| 2015 | 205 | #1,213 |
| 2016 | 237 | #1,090 |
| 2017 | 249 | #1,038 |
| 2018 | 216 | #1,134 |
| 2019 | 239 | #1,062 |
| 2020 | 276 | #934 |
| 2021 | 636 | #495 |
| 2022 | 783 | #400 |
| 2023 | 865 | #353 |
| 2024 | 859 | #363 |
