Rage
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAYJ
- Origin
- English
Rage is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “violent anger”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rage mean?
English: English word, from Old French rage
“violent anger”
The English word rage comes via Old French from Latin rabies, 'madness'.
Is Rage a girl's or a boy's name?
Rage is a boys' name.
How popular is Rage in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Rage in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rage in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
Names like Rage
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rage: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rage, updated 20 October 2026.