Raei
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAH-ee
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Raei is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
Where does Raei come from?
Arabic: possibly from ra'i 'shepherd, guardian'
Is Raei a girl's or a boy's name?
Raei is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 5 boys in the UK.
How popular is Raei in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Raei, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 8 boys. 4 girls were also named Raei in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Raei in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
Names like Raei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan, Rowan, Rian, Ruairi, Kairo, Rory, Brody, Finn, Renley, Orhan, Rumi, Ronnie
Names related to Raei
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Raei: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raei, updated 20 October 2026.