Raye Girl
How popular is Raye?
#6,545 girl name in 2025
17 baby girls were named Raye in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.
1,609living people named Raye (est.)
65median age of people named Raye
2,603babies named Raye since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025
Raye popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,545 for girls (▲ 1045 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+70% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,143 in 2015, #6,079 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1956 (67 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,143 in 1912 |
| First recorded | 1889 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Raye by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #1,146 |
| 1890s | 11 | #1,384 |
| 1900s | 38 | #1,512 |
| 1910s | 177 | #1,143 |
| 1920s | 204 | #1,626 |
| 1930s | 197 | #1,437 |
| 1940s | 341 | #1,235 |
| 1950s | 456 | #1,271 |
| 1960s | 323 | #1,665 |
| 1970s | 154 | #2,599 |
| 1980s | 82 | #6,153 |
| 1990s | 83 | #6,969 |
| 2000s | 44 | #8,189 |
| 2010s | 87 | #7,021 |
| 2020s | 94 | #6,079 |
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Questions
- Is Raye a boy or girl name?
- Raye is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Raye were girls.
- How popular is the name Raye?
- 17 baby girls were named Raye in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.
- When was Raye most popular?
- Raye peaked in 1956, when 67 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,143 in 1912.
- How many people are named Raye?
- 2,603 babies have been named Raye in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,609 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 65.
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.