Rakayla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ruh-KAY-luh
- Origin
- Modern
Rakayla is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Rakayla come from?
Modern: blend of Ra- and Kayla
Is Rakayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Rakayla is a girls' name.
How popular is Rakayla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Rakayla in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rakayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
Names like Rakayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah, Aaliyah, Kaliyah, Safa, Jaliyah, Zahara, Rahma, Zayla, Zamira, Zaniya, Zaira, Amira
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rakayla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rakayla, updated 20 October 2026.