Meaning of the nameRayza
- Female
- Ray-za
Rayza is a spelling of the name Raiza.
Meaning
The meaning of Rayza 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)
- 2,488
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,433
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,489
- people
Rayza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rayza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,229 people).
2,482 women 0 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 Rayza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rayza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 393 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 336 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 244 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 142 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 136 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 132 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 120 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 110 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 89 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 82 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 77 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 64 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 62 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 58 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 54 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 51 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 47 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 29 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Rayza
It swaps the I of Raiza for Y, one of the variants the dictionary gathers under Raisa.
About the name Raiza
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Raiza and Rayza among the spelling variants of Raisa, alongside Raysa and Rhaiza. According to Behind the Name, Raisa brings together names of different origins, Russian, Yiddish and Arabic, and it is not known which of them lies behind Raiza, whose origin is uncertain. Both spellings are almost always female and are concentrated among people born in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,184 people named Raiza, with a median age of 24. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Other spellings of Raiza
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Raiza | 8,184 |
| Rayza | 2,488 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Raisa · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Rayza
What does the name Rayza mean?
The meaning of Rayza 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 Rayza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,488 people with the first name Rayza, which ranks it number 4,433 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Rayza a boy's or a girl's name?
Rayza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,482 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rayza most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.004% of the state's population is named Rayza (393 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rayza?
Raiza. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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