Is Raye a boy or girl name?
Raye is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 0 boys were named Raye, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 88.2% of the 2,585 US babies named Raye were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,851
- Babies named Raye since 1889
- 2,585
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 74 babies
Boys and girls named Raye, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1910s | 17 | 177 | 91.2% |
| 1920s | 39 | 204 | 84% |
| 1930s | 34 | 197 | 85.3% |
| 1940s | 85 | 341 | 80% |
| 1950s | 68 | 456 | 87% |
| 1960s | 44 | 323 | 88% |
| 1970s | 13 | 154 | 92.2% |
| 1980s | 6 | 82 | 93.2% |
| 1990s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 86 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 77 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,851 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,557 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,362 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,273 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,636 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,675 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,225 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,635 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,705 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,612 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,587 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,950 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,558 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 6 | #17,135 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,997 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,890 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,618 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,599 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,325 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,447 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,635 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,071 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,987 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,417 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,194 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,400 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,294 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,926 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,560 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,391 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,543 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,479 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,987 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,033 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,849 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,225 | 9 | #7,321 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,684 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,641 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,845 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,458 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,633 | 10 | #6,218 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,830 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,608 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,116 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,596 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,015 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,878 | 28 | #2,649 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,755 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,629 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,278 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,542 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,643 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,188 | 20 | #2,804 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,230 | 38 | #1,939 |
| 1963 | 9 | #3,005 | 36 | #1,975 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,242 | 45 | #1,701 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,524 | 46 | #1,690 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,968 | 37 | #1,879 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,785 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,847 | 41 | #1,698 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,196 | 49 | #1,545 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,461 | 67 | #1,277 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,273 | 52 | #1,400 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,904 | 43 | #1,556 |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,374 | 42 | #1,523 |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,051 | 45 | #1,451 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,639 | 36 | #1,602 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,256 | 42 | #1,430 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,971 | 32 | #1,686 |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,007 | 35 | #1,592 |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,152 | 36 | #1,597 |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,508 | 42 | #1,354 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,246 | 38 | #1,307 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,804 | 41 | #1,250 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,525 | 41 | #1,290 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,893 | 32 | #1,464 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,306 | 22 | #1,738 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,070 | 22 | #1,733 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,414 | 25 | #1,535 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,471 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,452 | 19 | #1,837 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,787 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,081 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,592 | 18 | #1,897 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,591 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,693 | 22 | #1,672 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,398 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,916 | 15 | #2,282 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,481 | 14 | #2,405 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,304 | 21 | #1,882 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,241 |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,091 | 21 | #1,920 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,934 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,246 | 20 | #2,051 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,888 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,794 | 17 | #2,267 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,759 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,828 | 26 | #1,657 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,485 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,634 | 20 | #1,948 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,596 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,379 | 22 | #1,673 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,435 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,645 | 16 | #1,724 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,001 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,171 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,633 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,322 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,821 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,612 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,912 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,820 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,753 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,174 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,916 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,520 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,249 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Raye reached #2,007 in 1948. As a girl name, it reached #1,171 in 1912. 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 Raye
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.