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Rayla

100% girls · 135 born in 2025

Rayla has been given to about 1,590 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,572
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rayla per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 135
  • Born in 2025135
  • All time1,590
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Rayla?

Its best year was 2025, when 135 babies were given the name, ranking 1569th. The typical living American called Rayla is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Iowa, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Rayla

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kayla0.85
  2. Layla0.85
  3. Jayla0.85
  4. Ayla0.85
  5. Cayla0.85
  6. Gayla0.85
  7. Tayla0.85
  8. Rayna0.79

Middle names for Rayla

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rayla Josephine0.84
  2. Rayla Louise0.83
  3. Rayla June0.82
  4. Rayla Pearl0.82
  5. Rayla Quinn0.82
  6. Rayla Nell0.82

Sibling names for Rayla

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Asaiahbrother · 0.97
  2. Kenaibrother · 0.96
  3. Azaiahbrother · 0.96
  4. Kiyomisister · 0.96
  5. Alarasister · 0.96
  6. Elowensister · 0.95

Where Rayla is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Iowa0.02%
  2. Utah0.01%
  3. Michigan0.01%
  4. Virginia0.01%
  5. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rayla White0.78
  2. Rayla Nguyen0.78
  3. Rayla Moore0.78
  4. Rayla Lee0.78
  5. Rayla Hill0.78
  6. Rayla Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rayla

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Rayla across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.