Raya

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

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

Raya first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 23 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 574 babies (rank #82 that year). In 2024 it was given to 574 girls (rank #82). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Raya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Raya yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,794
Total babies (all years)
23
Years in the data
574
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19966#2,585
19976#2,634
19983#4,682
19993#4,729
20004#3,716
20017#2,402
20024#3,925
200314#1,535
200416#1,439
200515#1,570
200636#851
200743#772
200845#774
200945#793
201042#856
201151#747
201259#708
201371#581
201481#526
201587#498
201696#456
2023486#100
2024574#82