Rae
#1,299 for girls in 2025, 171 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 96.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1892 · 76 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 23,460since 1880
Rae over time
Rank among girls' names. Rae has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,299 | 171 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #1,264 | 184 | #7,257 | 11 |
| 2023 | #1,202 | 199 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #1,166 | 207 | #12,330 | 5 |
| 2021 | #1,045 | 241 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2020 | #1,063 | 233 | #7,034 | 11 |
| 2019 | #1,179 | 200 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #1,122 | 218 | #9,670 | 7 |
| 2017 | #1,432 | 159 | #8,840 | 8 |
| 2016 | #1,257 | 194 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #2,039 | 96 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,139 | 89 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #2,508 | 71 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,232 | 84 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #2,868 | 60 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #2,976 | 57 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #2,892 | 60 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,831 | 63 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #2,964 | 60 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,602 | 69 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,580 | 66 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,781 | 58 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #3,085 | 48 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #2,780 | 54 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #2,193 | 74 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,158 | 74 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,307 | 64 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #2,083 | 70 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #1,927 | 75 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #1,767 | 84 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #1,502 | 105 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #1,495 | 105 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #1,611 | 94 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,565 | 99 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,537 | 101 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #1,307 | 124 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,277 | 123 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #1,230 | 121 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,234 | 115 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #1,360 | 95 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,259 | 108 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #1,260 | 101 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,044 | 133 | — | |
| 1982 | #947 | 157 | — | |
| 1981 | #976 | 150 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #995 | 147 | — | |
| 1979 | #872 | 177 | — | |
| 1978 | #876 | 167 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #1,031 | 129 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #971 | 131 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #849 | 157 | — | |
| 1974 | #787 | 173 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #767 | 175 | — | |
| 1972 | #689 | 213 | — | |
| 1971 | #657 | 244 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #614 | 282 | — | |
| 1969 | #610 | 269 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #560 | 293 | — | |
| 1967 | #521 | 327 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #654 | 218 | #2,327 | 12 |
| 1965 | #537 | 314 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #561 | 307 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #554 | 308 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #532 | 339 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #614 | 273 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #641 | 247 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #579 | 290 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #540 | 324 | #2,642 | 10 |
| 1957 | #477 | 393 | #2,274 | 13 |
| 1956 | #453 | 406 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #475 | 367 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #459 | 370 | #2,207 | 13 |
| 1953 | #458 | 340 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #477 | 309 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #447 | 341 | #1,904 | 16 |
| 1950 | #456 | 316 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | #457 | 308 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #453 | 311 | #1,758 | 18 |
| 1947 | #436 | 350 | #1,916 | 16 |
| 1946 | #486 | 260 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #447 | 252 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #482 | 220 | #1,574 | 19 |
| 1943 | #441 | 283 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #436 | 278 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #490 | 201 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1940 | #486 | 197 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #483 | 193 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #489 | 184 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #474 | 191 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | #443 | 213 | #1,723 | 16 |
| 1935 | #413 | 249 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #437 | 221 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #395 | 270 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #457 | 205 | #1,995 | 14 |
| 1931 | #452 | 203 | #2,003 | 14 |
| 1930 | #524 | 167 | #1,496 | 24 |
| 1929 | #507 | 178 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #498 | 193 | #1,480 | 25 |
| 1927 | #520 | 183 | #1,871 | 18 |
| 1926 | #572 | 155 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #461 | 223 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1924 | #519 | 190 | #1,675 | 22 |
| 1923 | #539 | 176 | #1,420 | 27 |
| 1922 | #530 | 177 | #1,695 | 21 |
| 1921 | #492 | 200 | #1,980 | 17 |
| 1920 | #489 | 198 | #1,747 | 20 |
| 1919 | #454 | 213 | #1,408 | 26 |
| 1918 | #436 | 231 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #420 | 229 | #2,280 | 12 |
| 1916 | #449 | 199 | #2,043 | 14 |
| 1915 | #408 | 215 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #374 | 202 | #1,687 | 14 |
| 1913 | #434 | 130 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #411 | 127 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #392 | 105 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #424 | 87 | — | |
| 1909 | #397 | 84 | — | |
| 1908 | #405 | 81 | — | |
| 1907 | #414 | 73 | — | |
| 1906 | #428 | 64 | — | |
| 1905 | #439 | 59 | — | |
| 1904 | #385 | 73 | — | |
| 1903 | #368 | 76 | — | |
| 1902 | #389 | 64 | — | |
| 1901 | #389 | 57 | — | |
| 1900 | #402 | 68 | — | |
| 1899 | #359 | 66 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #393 | 61 | — | |
| 1897 | #356 | 67 | — | |
| 1896 | #365 | 63 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #320 | 81 | #795 | 8 |
| 1894 | #326 | 73 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #319 | 71 | — | |
| 1892 | #311 | 76 | — | |
| 1891 | #320 | 62 | — | |
| 1890 | #350 | 53 | — | |
| 1889 | #362 | 44 | — | |
| 1888 | #343 | 49 | — | |
| 1887 | #348 | 38 | — | |
| 1886 | #365 | 34 | — | |
| 1885 | #520 | 17 | — | |
| 1884 | #416 | 23 | — | |
| 1883 | #386 | 23 | — | |
| 1882 | #446 | 17 | — | |
| 1881 | #679 | 7 | — | |
| 1880 | #547 | 10 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Rae was already there! It came in at #547, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 11 girls a year got the name.
Where Rae is popular in 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Washington#173 · 1 in 1,167
- New York#226 · 1 in 2,015
- Connecticut#250 · 1 in 2,757
- Maryland#252 · 1 in 2,486
- New Jersey#284 · 1 in 3,954
Best ever in a state: #120 in Utah, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #173 | 9 | 1 in 1,167 |
| New York | #226 | 49 | 1 in 2,015 |
| Connecticut | #250 | 5 | 1 in 2,757 |
| Maryland | #252 | 6 | 1 in 2,486 |
| New Jersey | #284 | 8 | 1 in 3,954 |
| Pennsylvania | #319 | 22 | 1 in 4,430 |
| California | #332 | 10 | 1 in 2,814 |
| Massachusetts | #341 | 7 | 1 in 5,177 |
| South Carolina | #389 | 6 | 1 in 4,122 |
| Virginia | #389 | 6 | 1 in 4,791 |
| Kentucky | #407 | 7 | 1 in 4,132 |
| Michigan | #441 | 6 | 1 in 6,293 |
| Louisiana | #499 | 5 | 1 in 4,533 |
| Ohio | #508 | 6 | 1 in 9,218 |
| Illinois | #511 | 7 | 1 in 8,454 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Rae
- 35 spots since 2024 (#1,264 → #1,299)
- 236 spots since 2020 (#1,063 → #1,299)
- 740 spots since 2015 (#2,039 → #1,299)
- Biggest jump: 233 spots in 1882 (#679 → #446)
- Biggest drop: 132 spots in 1881 (#547 → #679)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1892 at #311 (76 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 102 yrs · run 1880–1976
- Highest: 1 in 2,794 girls born in 1892 were named Rae (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,399 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 14.7% of all girls named Rae (3,456) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 262 | #343 (1888) | #441 |
| 1890s | 673 | #311 (1892) | #342 |
| 1900s | 699 | #368 (1903) | #402 |
| 1910s | 1,738 | #374 (1914) | #420 |
| 1920s | 1,873 | #461 (1925) | #513 |
| 1930s | 2,096 | #395 (1933) | #457 |
| 1940s | 2,660 | #436 (1947) | #461 |
| 1950s | 3,456 | #447 (1951) | #482 |
| 1960s | 2,895 | #521 (1967) | #578 |
| 1970s | 1,848 | #614 (1970) | #811 |
| 1980s | 1,250 | #947 (1982) | #1,158 |
| 1990s | 921 | #1,307 (1990) | #1,710 |
| 2000s | 626 | #2,158 (2000) | #2,687 |
| 2010s | 1,228 | #1,122 (2018) | #1,975 |
| 2020s | 1,235 | #1,045 (2021) | #1,173 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rae in 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 6,052 of them was named Rae, which outranked 91.5% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 53,218 of them was named Rae, which outranked 65.0% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,694Woodford21
- #1,694Woody21
- #1,694Young21
- #1,747Rae20
- #1,747Adelard20
- #1,747Akira20
- #1,747Alcide20
- #1,820Acy19
- #1,820Alexis19
- #1,820Arbie19
Tied with 72 names at #1,747; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.