Is Rae a boy or girl name?
Rae is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 184 girls and 11 boys were named Rae, so 94.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.1% of the 24,242 US babies named Rae were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,593
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,265
- Babies named Rae since 1880
- 24,242
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 412 babies
Boys and girls named Rae, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 262 | 100% |
| 1890s | 25 | 673 | 96.4% |
| 1900s | 0 | 699 | 100% |
| 1910s | 114 | 1,738 | 93.8% |
| 1920s | 195 | 1,873 | 90.6% |
| 1930s | 128 | 2,096 | 94.2% |
| 1940s | 117 | 2,660 | 95.8% |
| 1950s | 106 | 3,456 | 97% |
| 1960s | 64 | 2,895 | 97.8% |
| 1970s | 26 | 1,848 | 98.6% |
| 1980s | 24 | 1,250 | 98.1% |
| 1990s | 45 | 921 | 95.3% |
| 2000s | 22 | 625 | 96.6% |
| 2010s | 50 | 1,228 | 96.1% |
| 2020s | 39 | 1,063 | 96.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,593 | 184 | #1,265 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,680 | 199 | #1,204 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,846 | 207 | #1,170 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,531 | 241 | #1,047 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,382 | 232 | #1,069 |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,547 | 200 | #1,179 |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,475 | 218 | #1,126 |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,483 | 159 | #1,433 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,713 | 194 | #1,261 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,055 |
| 2014 | 7 | #10,461 | 89 | #2,150 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,526 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,743 | 84 | #2,259 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,848 | 60 | #2,896 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,844 | 57 | #3,003 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,926 |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,119 | 63 | #2,849 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,985 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,624 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,601 |
| 2004 | 6 | #11,010 | 57 | #2,837 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,543 | 48 | #3,116 |
| 2002 | 5 | #12,057 | 54 | #2,812 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,208 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,169 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,597 | 64 | #2,335 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,239 | 70 | #2,098 |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,119 | 75 | #1,941 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,763 | 84 | #1,777 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,615 | 105 | #1,505 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,550 | 105 | #1,503 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,621 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,570 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,265 | 101 | #1,545 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,314 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,757 | 123 | #1,284 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,237 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,751 | 115 | #1,238 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,364 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,332 | 108 | #1,260 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,265 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,047 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 157 | #948 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,059 | 150 | #980 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,001 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 177 | #872 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,529 | 167 | #879 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,613 | 129 | #1,033 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,265 | 131 | #975 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 157 | #854 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,807 | 173 | #790 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 175 | #771 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 213 | #690 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,779 | 244 | #657 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 282 | #615 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,866 | 269 | #611 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 293 | #560 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,408 | 327 | #521 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,430 | 218 | #654 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,185 | 314 | #537 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,531 | 307 | #562 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,932 | 308 | #554 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,491 | 339 | #532 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,962 | 273 | #617 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,824 | 247 | #643 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,897 | 290 | #579 |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,775 | 324 | #540 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,354 | 393 | #478 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,846 | 406 | #455 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,527 | 367 | #475 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,291 | 370 | #460 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,359 | 340 | #459 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,639 | 309 | #477 |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,957 | 341 | #449 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,092 | 316 | #456 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,234 | 308 | #457 |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,803 | 311 | #454 |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,973 | 350 | #438 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,372 | 260 | #486 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,714 | 252 | #450 |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,615 | 220 | #483 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,524 | 283 | #442 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,488 | 278 | #437 |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,066 | 201 | #491 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,632 | 197 | #487 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,413 | 193 | #483 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,444 | 184 | #491 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,067 | 191 | #474 |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,779 | 213 | #444 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,218 | 249 | #414 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,214 | 221 | #438 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,939 | 270 | #395 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,073 | 205 | #458 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,079 | 203 | #452 |
| 1930 | 24 | #1,523 | 167 | #525 |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,986 | 178 | #507 |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,513 | 193 | #499 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,937 | 183 | #521 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,165 | 155 | #572 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,295 | 223 | #462 |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,717 | 190 | #519 |
| 1923 | 27 | #1,453 | 176 | #542 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,747 | 177 | #531 |
| 1921 | 17 | #2,037 | 200 | #494 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,806 | 198 | #490 |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,441 | 213 | #455 |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,980 | 231 | #436 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,393 | 229 | #421 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,125 | 199 | #450 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,582 | 215 | #408 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,755 | 202 | #376 |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,056 | 130 | #435 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,485 | 127 | #412 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,697 | 105 | #395 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 87 | #425 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 84 | #400 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 81 | #407 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 73 | #416 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 64 | #432 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 59 | #441 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 73 | #391 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 76 | #369 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 64 | #389 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 57 | #390 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 68 | #406 |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,029 | 66 | #359 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 61 | #394 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 67 | #360 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,229 | 63 | #368 |
| 1895 | 8 | #854 | 81 | #321 |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,053 | 73 | #327 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 71 | #321 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 76 | #313 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 62 | #321 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 53 | #353 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 44 | #367 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 49 | #346 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 38 | #353 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 34 | #370 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 17 | #537 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 23 | #423 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 23 | #392 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 17 | #455 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 7 | #731 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 10 | #573 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rae reached #854 in 1895. As a girl name, it reached #313 in 1892. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rae
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.