Raye

Where Raye comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Raye through the years
  1. 1889
    First appearance
    #1,147 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1912
    Peak, #1,143
    21 babies named Raye, its best rank.
  3. 1974
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #5,776.
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