Rayna
Rayna is a feminine given name with multiple origins in diverse cultures.
Meaning & Origin of Rayna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rayna is a feminine given name with multiple origins in diverse cultures.
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The Story of Rayna
Rayna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1932, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 449 births, good for #648 nationwide. About 26% of every Rayna on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rayna ranks #740 for baby girls with 381 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
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About the name Rayna
Rayna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Rayna's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #648. Use the chart and map above to compare Rayna'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.