Raya sits comfortably in the UK charts at #82 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#82
US Rank #369
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About the Name Raya
2024 marks Raya's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #82. The name has climbed 311 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It briefly reached the UK top 100, though it typically sits a little further down the charts.
Raya is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Raya on the register.
In the US it sits at #363 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Raya
Raya Abirached — Raya Abirached is a Lebanese TV presenter and celebrity journalist at MBC.
Raya Hatahet — Raya Hatahet is a Jordanian taekwondo martial artist.
Raya Nazaryan — Raya Nazar Nazaryan is a Bulgarian politician who has been serving as Speaker of the National Assembly since 29 October 2025.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Raya
Unlikely. With around 547 UK babies named Raya per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Raya in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Raya is rising: up 311 places since 2020, to #82 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #82 in 2024.
Raya is more popular in the UK (#82) than in the US (#363). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Raya include: Raya Abirached, Raya Hatahet and Raya Nazaryan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Raya appears in the US top 500 at #363 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
547
UK babies named Raya (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.3
In a school of 600
↑ 311 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Raya
Almost certainly the only Raya in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Raya
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Rama Raya was a statesman of the Vijayanagara Empire, the son-in-law of Emperor Krishna Deva Raya and the progenitor of the Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire, the fourth and last dynasty of the empire.