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Rayna

Meaning: Happy
Origin: Bulgarian — Short form of Slavic names such as Radka

Meaning: Strong counsel
Origin: Germanic — Related to Rainer and Ragnar

Meaning: Purity
Origin: Yiddish

Girl's name · #796 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Rayna reached its best rank, #651, in 2019 and ranked #796 in 2025. About 13,000 girls have carried it since 1932.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#259 in N. Ireland (2025) · #325 in Ireland (2025) · #515 in Canada (2025) · #539 in Scotland (2025) · #705 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,447 in France (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #3,300 in Austria (2025) · #4,369 in Italy (2024) · #8,943 in Ecuador (2025) · #769 in Belgium (2003).

Famous Raynas

Rayna Vallandingham — American martial artist and actress (born 2003)
Rayna Knyaginya — Bulgarian revolutionary (1856–1917)
Rayna Gellert — American musician (born 1975)
Rayna Kasabova — Bulgarian aviation pioneer; first woman to participate in a military flight (1897–1969)
Rayna Rapp — Anthropology professor at New York University (born 1946)

In stories & tradition

Rayna Jaymes — Nashville (TV series)

What Raynas become

Among 48 notable people named Rayna:

Entertainers appear 1.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rayna, Bulgarian singer (born 1981).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Raina (#916), Rayna would rank around #482 with about 630 births last year — the newborns split about 54/46 between Rayna and Raina.

Similar names: Raina · Kori · Rayne · Laina · Adley · Rainey

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