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Rayna

“Bulgarian happy (dim. of Radka); Germanic strong counsel; or Yiddish purity” — Multiple — Bulgarian, Germanic, and Yiddish (three documented paths) origin

Girl's name · #795 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Rayna has appeared in US records since 1932 — best rank #650 (2019) · 13,386 babies named Rayna all-time · 1 in 4,800 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 1,800 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 1,900 girls in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Raynas

Rayna Knyaginya — Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary (1856-1917)
Rayna Katsarova — Bulgarian ethnomusicologist
Rayna Kasabova — Bulgarian air force pilot
Rayna Talinska — Bulgarian actor
Rayna Vallandingham — American martial artist and actress

In stories & tradition

Rayna Jaymes — Nashville

What Raynas become

Among 48 notable people named Rayna:

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

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