Raye
Girl · RAY · Hebrew
Raye is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “ewe”. In 2025 it ranked 899th for girls in the UK (42 babies) and 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Raye mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Rae, a short form of Rachel
“ewe”
Began as a short form of Rachel, the wife of Jacob in Genesis; it can also suggest the English word ray.
- Say it
- RAY
Is Raye a girl's or a boy's name?
Raye is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 42 girls in the UK and 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Raye in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #899among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 6,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 190% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 42 girls in the UK were named Raye, making it the 899th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Raye of any year since it first appeared, in 2009.
Half of all the girls named Raye in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 194 girls in the UK were given Raye or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #268, up from #899 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 922nd in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Raye in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #899 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,288 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,882 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
How popular is Raye in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Raye, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. Its busiest year was 1956, with 67 girls. It first appears in the records in 1889.
2025 had more girls named Raye than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Raye in the US since 1880 were born between 1937 and 1968, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 255 girls in the US were given Raye or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #920, up from #6,545 for this spelling alone.
In 1971, 78% of the babies named Raye in the US were girls.
Raye in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 16 | #6,979 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 19 | #3,513 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 28 | #2,599 |
| 1970 | 26 | #2,705 |
| 1969 | 26 | #2,585 |
| 1968 | 29 | #2,246 |
| 1967 | 24 | #2,492 |
| 1966 | 22 | #2,585 |
| 1965 | 20 | #2,743 |
| 1964 | 38 | #1,917 |
| 1963 | 36 | #1,951 |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,689 |
| 1961 | 46 | #1,665 |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,854 |
| 1959 | 39 | #1,764 |
| 1958 | 41 | #1,678 |
| 1957 | 49 | #1,530 |
| 1956 | 67 | #1,271 |
| 1955 | 52 | #1,382 |
| 1954 | 43 | #1,539 |
| 1953 | 42 | #1,502 |
| 1952 | 45 | #1,438 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,582 |
| 1950 | 42 | #1,410 |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,665 |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,575 |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,575 |
| 1946 | 42 | #1,336 |
| 1945 | 38 | #1,291 |
| 1944 | 41 | #1,235 |
| 1943 | 41 | #1,274 |
| 1942 | 32 | #1,438 |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,696 |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,682 |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,514 |
| 1938 | 27 | #1,437 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,784 |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,741 |
| 1935 | 16 | #2,005 |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,834 |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,552 |
| 1932 | 22 | #1,634 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,306 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,201 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,300 |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,836 |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,168 |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,882 |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,890 |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,991 |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,840 |
| 1922 | 17 | #2,186 |
| 1921 | 25 | #1,723 |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,626 |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,384 |
| 1918 | 20 | #1,887 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,552 |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,630 |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,405 |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,665 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,883 |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,143 |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,545 |
| 1910 | 13 | #1,267 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,676 |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,512 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,727 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,658 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,593 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,931 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,699 |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,384 |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #1,146 |
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