Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Raye

Gender

Male

Origin

English

Pronunciation

ra-ye

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1948 (rank #1943, 15 births); most recent 1982 (rank #5611, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1956 (rank #1273, 67 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6546, 17 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–17
2024–14
2023–15
2022–16
2021–13
2020–19
2019–15
2018–15
2017–12
2016–8

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #922, 38 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202538
202423
202314
20227
202116
20204
201911
20189
201712
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20254
20244
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence