Will my child share the name Rayah with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 50 UK babies named Rayah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rayah in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Rayah becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Rayah is at its highest recorded position — #733 in 2025, with 50 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,313.

Is Rayah a good choice for a distinctive name?

Rayah is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Rayah a popular baby name in the United States?

Rayah does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Rayah is a distinctive choice, ranked #733 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Rayah in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#733

About the Name Rayah

Rayah is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #776. The name has climbed 537 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.

Rayah is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Rayah in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Rayah

Rayah Marshall — Rayah Marshall is an American professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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.