Race Boy
How popular is Race?
#6,799 boy name in 2025
12 baby boys were named Race in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
1,365living people named Race (est.)
24median age of people named Race
1,411babies named Race since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025
Race popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,799 for boys (▲ 4134 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-57% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,774 in 2015, #8,062 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2002 (65 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,764 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1954 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Race counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rayce family of names ranked #2,428 for boys in 2025 (#3,065 the year before), with 40 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rayce | 28 | 70% |
| Race | 12 | 30% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Race by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41 | #2,821 |
| 1960s | 39 | #2,475 |
| 1970s | 30 | #2,890 |
| 1980s | 114 | #2,555 |
| 1990s | 352 | #1,798 |
| 2000s | 532 | #1,764 |
| 2010s | 245 | #2,903 |
| 2020s | 58 | #6,027 |
Boy names about as popular as Race
Questions
- Is Race a boy or girl name?
- Race is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Race were boys.
- How popular is the name Race?
- 12 baby boys were named Race in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
- When was Race most popular?
- Race peaked in 2002, when 65 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,764 in 2000.
- How many people are named Race?
- 1,411 babies have been named Race in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,365 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.