Meaning of the nameRayla
- Female
- Ray-la
Rayla is a spelling of the name Raila.
Meaning
The meaning of Rayla is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 8,511
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,911
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,078
- people
Rayla in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rayla, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (2,629 people).
8,421 women 90 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Rayla is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rayla in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 1,015 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 966 | 0.014% |
| Amazonas | 617 | 0.016% |
| São Paulo | 585 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 553 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 534 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 492 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 458 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 423 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 418 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 356 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 297 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 280 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 202 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 199 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 149 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 146 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 146 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 113 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 112 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 83 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 79 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 70 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 69 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 68 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 56 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Rayla
It swaps the I for a Y; it is the most common spelling in the group, and almost all records are of people born from the 1990s on.
About the name Raila
The origin of Raila is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rhaila, Rhayla and Rayla as spelling variants of Raila. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,450 people named Raila, with a median age of 16. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Other spellings of Raila
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Rayla | 8,511 |
| Raila | 8,450 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rayla
What does the name Rayla mean?
The meaning of Rayla is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Rayla in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,511 people with the first name Rayla, which ranks it number 1,911 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Rayla a boy's or a girl's name?
Rayla is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,421 women and 90 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rayla most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.016% of the state's population is named Rayla (534 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rayla?
Raila. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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