🔥Raya

Hebrew

"friend"

Raya Origin and Meaning

The name Raya is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "friend".

More unusual alternative to Maya, Raya will likely rise even more in popularity due to the introduction of the newest Disney Princess from the 2021 film Raya and the Last Dragon. Read more about Raya and other Disney Princess Names in our featured blog.

Raya Rank in US Top 1000

# 353 in the US

Raya Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 522 on Nameberry

Raya Popularity

• 353 US 2023
• 522 Nameberry 2024
• 60 Unique 2019
• 151 Canada 2023
• 764 Future 2028
• 203 England 2021
• 113 Scotland 2023

20 Names Similar to Raya

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Raya.

• Raia
• Naya
• Jaelyn
• Rhea
• Aspyn
• Naia
• Niva
• Rae
• Sena
• Nya
• Violette
• Kezia
• Nyomi
• Layne
• Rayna
• Dalia
• Auria
• Reina
• Naila
• Reya

Famous People Named Raya

• Raya Shpigel Dunayevskaya Russian,American Marxist philosopher
• Raya Abirached Lebanese TV personality
• Raya "GirlGoneGamer " YouTube personality
• Raya Bella Bohra (b. 2017), daughter of actor Karanvir Bohra and Teejay Sindhu; twin of sister Vienna

Raya in Pop Culture

• Raya character on TV's "Smallville"
• As a Hindu name this can be spelled Rayya.
• "Raya and the Last Dragon " upcoming animated Disney movie