Ra
Boy · RAH
Ra is a boys' name, meaning “sun”. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Ra mean?
Ancient Egyptian name of the sun god
“sun”
Ra was the ancient Egyptian sun god, often shown with a falcon's head crowned by a sun disc.
- Say it
- RAH
Is Ra a girl's or a boy's name?
Ra is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Ra, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Ra in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ra in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Names like Ra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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