Name Legacy

Raye

Recorded 1889–2025 · United States

Raye was most popular in 1956, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,006 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,603 people named Raye.

Most popular in1956
Rank that year#2,006
Births that year74
Total since 18802,603
Given to88% girls

Raye over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Raye’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Raye a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Raye is mostly a girl’s name — 88.2% of the 2,603 Americans given it were girls and 11.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Raye is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org