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Rayah

Rayah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“friend or companion”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
RYE-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually treated as a variant transliteration of Hebrew Ra'ya or Raya, from a word meaning 'friend' or 'companion'. In some cases it may also overlap with Arabic Raya as a different name.

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How popular is Rayah?

202431.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Rayah in 2024103

2024 rank#1,931 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,325

Rayah is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Rayah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Rayah questions

What does the name Rayah mean?

Rayah means "friend or companion". It comes from Hebrew. Usually treated as a variant transliteration of Hebrew Ra'ya or Raya, from a word meaning 'friend' or 'companion'. In some cases it may also overlap with Arabic Raya as a different name.

Is Rayah a boy or girl name?

Rayah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Rayah?

103 US babies were named Rayah in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Rayah?

Rayah is usually pronounced RYE-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.