Raeya

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 56 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
56
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#667
56 babies · up from #736

Raeya by the numbers

In 2025, 56 babies in England and Wales were named Raeya. In the US, 37 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 49 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Raeya

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raeya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Rayaqueen or princess547 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ramyapleasing elegant or beautiful24 in the US (2017)
  • Rayyasatisfied or content7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Reya111 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Raena48 in the US (2017)
  • Raiya44 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Raeya

Names that are said the same way as Raeya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Raiyahfragrant or spring garden; a form of raya4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Raaya11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Raeyah7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rayaa3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rayia3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Raeya

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