Raija
Raija is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Raija Jokinen, Finnish artist Raija Siekkinen, Finnish writer Raija Simola, Finnish gymnast Raija Sollamo, Finnish theologian
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Raija
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raija is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Raija Jokinen, Finnish artist Raija Siekkinen, Finnish writer Raija Simola, Finnish gymnast Raija Sollamo, Finnish theologian
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
The Story of Raija
Raija first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 6 Raijas were born — ranking #12,688 that year. As of 2026, Raija ranks #15,352 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Raijas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Raija
Raija is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Raija's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #12,688. Use the chart and map above to compare Raija's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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