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What does Raya mean?
Raya 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced RAY-ah. It is of Israeli origin, and the meaning of Raya is "friend". Also form of Raina.
STARTS WITH Ray-
ASSOCIATED WITH israeli
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Raya Hailee (R.H.), ..
How popular is Raya?
Raya is an uncommonly occurring first name for females but a very prominent surname for all people (#5653 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Raya was first listed in 2003 and reached its peak rank of #1035 in the U.S. in the year 2017, and is presently at #1139. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent alternative form of Raya (#1139 FROM RECENT DATA) is Raina (#812). Adoption of these relations of Raya was well-received among parents 1 year ago (AVERAGE #905) and has remained as conventional to this day. Raina is the firm favorite, though Raya has gained in popularity over time.
Similar Names
Raya▲ is pronounced similarly to Rae, Ray▼, Raye, Rea, Ree, Rei, Rey, Reya, Rhae, Rhaya, Rhea▲, Rhia, Ria▼, Rie, Roya, Rue, Rui and Rye. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aalya, Alaya▲, Alya, Anya, Asya, Danya, Darya, Dasya, Datya, Daya, Fanya, Haya, Jaya, Kaya, Lalya, Maiya, Manya, Maya▲, Miya▲, Moya, Mya, Nadya, Nya▼, Panya, Rafa, Raja, Rama, Rana, Ranae, Ranna, Rasya, Ravyn, Rayann, Rayla, Rayma, Rayna▲, Rayne▲, Razi, Razia, Rena▼, Reyba, Reyna▲, Rhyan, Riayn, Rica, Rina, Riva, Roza, Rupa, Ruza, Ryana, Samya▼, Shaya, Talya, Tanya▼, Tasya and Taya. These names tend to be more commonly used than Raya.
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