Raymond
Last seen for girls in 2005 at #14,502 · #394 for boys in 2025, 807 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1919 · 11,384 births
- Debut · boys
- 165 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 112 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 779,794since 1880
Raymond over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | #394 | 807 | |
| 2024 | — | #379 | 864 | |
| 2023 | — | #360 | 906 | |
| 2022 | — | #343 | 970 | |
| 2021 | — | #331 | 991 | |
| 2020 | — | #311 | 1,062 | |
| 2019 | — | #325 | 1,025 | |
| 2018 | — | #299 | 1,164 | |
| 2017 | — | #293 | 1,208 | |
| 2016 | — | #284 | 1,280 | |
| 2015 | — | #259 | 1,386 | |
| 2014 | — | #263 | 1,411 | |
| 2013 | — | #264 | 1,349 | |
| 2012 | — | #250 | 1,463 | |
| 2011 | — | #233 | 1,533 | |
| 2010 | — | #224 | 1,587 | |
| 2009 | — | #220 | 1,650 | |
| 2008 | — | #215 | 1,780 | |
| 2007 | — | #201 | 1,965 | |
| 2006 | — | #194 | 2,045 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #196 | 1,971 |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #186 | 2,060 |
| 2003 | — | #187 | 2,057 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #176 | 2,186 |
| 2001 | — | #163 | 2,342 | |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #162 | 2,404 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #144 | 2,649 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #141 | 2,644 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #138 | 2,705 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #132 | 2,816 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #124 | 2,920 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #115 | 3,143 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | #108 | 3,330 |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 | #104 | 3,587 |
| 1991 | #5,181 | 18 | #97 | 3,865 |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | #92 | 4,062 |
| 1989 | #4,358 | 21 | #86 | 4,106 |
| 1988 | #3,893 | 23 | #84 | 4,036 |
| 1987 | #2,612 | 38 | #79 | 3,996 |
| 1986 | #3,277 | 27 | #77 | 4,055 |
| 1985 | #3,008 | 30 | #75 | 4,085 |
| 1984 | #2,781 | 32 | #73 | 3,971 |
| 1983 | #2,721 | 32 | #71 | 4,016 |
| 1982 | #2,770 | 33 | #70 | 4,294 |
| 1981 | #2,774 | 32 | #68 | 4,367 |
| 1980 | #2,699 | 34 | #66 | 4,578 |
| 1979 | #2,525 | 36 | #70 | 4,335 |
| 1978 | #2,269 | 40 | #69 | 4,134 |
| 1977 | #1,976 | 49 | #65 | 4,372 |
| 1976 | #2,292 | 36 | #65 | 4,218 |
| 1975 | #2,411 | 33 | #63 | 4,530 |
| 1974 | #1,881 | 46 | #62 | 4,577 |
| 1973 | #1,788 | 48 | #60 | 4,831 |
| 1972 | #1,975 | 41 | #54 | 5,443 |
| 1971 | #2,001 | 42 | #52 | 6,104 |
| 1970 | #1,736 | 52 | #49 | 6,788 |
| 1969 | #1,835 | 45 | #50 | 6,638 |
| 1968 | #1,607 | 51 | #50 | 6,883 |
| 1967 | #1,751 | 43 | #48 | 7,065 |
| 1966 | #1,796 | 40 | #47 | 7,376 |
| 1965 | #1,887 | 37 | #45 | 8,051 |
| 1964 | #1,803 | 42 | #44 | 8,592 |
| 1963 | #1,839 | 40 | #45 | 8,780 |
| 1962 | #1,627 | 48 | #48 | 9,070 |
| 1961 | #1,598 | 50 | #48 | 9,618 |
| 1960 | #1,655 | 46 | #46 | 9,720 |
| 1959 | #1,617 | 45 | #45 | 9,796 |
| 1958 | #1,820 | 36 | #43 | 10,226 |
| 1957 | #1,728 | 39 | #39 | 10,810 |
| 1956 | #1,897 | 32 | #39 | 11,108 |
| 1955 | #1,774 | 35 | #36 | 10,994 |
| 1954 | #1,801 | 33 | #35 | 11,242 |
| 1953 | #1,473 | 44 | #34 | 11,110 |
| 1952 | #1,781 | 31 | #33 | 11,235 |
| 1951 | #1,555 | 37 | #32 | 11,227 |
| 1950 | #1,495 | 38 | #31 | 11,180 |
| 1949 | #1,564 | 35 | #30 | 11,305 |
| 1948 | #1,499 | 38 | #27 | 11,612 |
| 1947 | #1,661 | 33 | #27 | 12,352 |
| 1946 | #1,467 | 36 | #25 | 11,289 |
| 1945 | #1,261 | 40 | #23 | 9,858 |
| 1944 | #1,255 | 40 | #22 | 10,635 |
| 1943 | #1,291 | 40 | #22 | 11,391 |
| 1942 | #1,300 | 38 | #24 | 11,116 |
| 1941 | #1,052 | 48 | #22 | 9,951 |
| 1940 | #1,442 | 28 | #22 | 9,567 |
| 1939 | #1,022 | 48 | #22 | 9,252 |
| 1938 | #1,268 | 33 | #20 | 9,725 |
| 1937 | #1,160 | 38 | #19 | 9,571 |
| 1936 | #1,150 | 38 | #17 | 9,459 |
| 1935 | #1,004 | 47 | #17 | 9,564 |
| 1934 | #1,133 | 39 | #19 | 9,588 |
| 1933 | #923 | 54 | #19 | 9,512 |
| 1932 | #969 | 53 | #19 | 10,346 |
| 1931 | #806 | 71 | #17 | 10,854 |
| 1930 | #949 | 59 | #16 | 11,714 |
| 1929 | #809 | 76 | #15 | 11,909 |
| 1928 | #685 | 104 | #16 | 11,946 |
| 1927 | #747 | 92 | #15 | 12,807 |
| 1926 | #866 | 73 | #15 | 12,809 |
| 1925 | #996 | 56 | #15 | 12,441 |
| 1924 | #1,017 | 57 | #15 | 12,873 |
| 1923 | #1,027 | 54 | #15 | 12,460 |
| 1922 | #1,044 | 52 | #16 | 12,129 |
| 1921 | #1,115 | 47 | #16 | 12,645 |
| 1920 | #1,206 | 40 | #15 | 12,193 |
| 1919 | #1,270 | 36 | #14 | 11,384 |
| 1918 | #1,061 | 47 | #15 | 11,604 |
| 1917 | #986 | 50 | #16 | 9,956 |
| 1916 | #1,087 | 42 | #16 | 9,565 |
| 1915 | #1,258 | 31 | #16 | 8,981 |
| 1914 | #1,199 | 26 | #16 | 6,821 |
| 1913 | #1,405 | 17 | #18 | 5,310 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #18 | 4,374 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #19 | 2,088 |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 | #19 | 1,737 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #20 | 1,441 |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | #20 | 1,381 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #21 | 1,290 |
| 1906 | — | #21 | 1,133 | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | #21 | 1,159 |
| 1904 | — | #22 | 1,093 | |
| 1903 | — | #21 | 1,051 | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | #21 | 1,064 |
| 1901 | — | #22 | 888 | |
| 1900 | — | #23 | 1,150 | |
| 1899 | — | #22 | 869 | |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | #23 | 929 |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | #22 | 837 |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | #24 | 859 |
| 1895 | — | #26 | 806 | |
| 1894 | — | #27 | 767 | |
| 1893 | — | #29 | 703 | |
| 1892 | — | #31 | 681 | |
| 1891 | — | #30 | 575 | |
| 1890 | — | #36 | 546 | |
| 1889 | — | #37 | 511 | |
| 1888 | — | #45 | 469 | |
| 1887 | — | #47 | 372 | |
| 1886 | — | #52 | 353 | |
| 1885 | — | #58 | 308 | |
| 1884 | — | #62 | 299 | |
| 1883 | — | #68 | 233 | |
| 1882 | — | #78 | 230 | |
| 1881 | — | #74 | 195 | |
| 1880 | — | #87 | 165 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Raymond was already there! It came in at #87, and was given to 165 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 240 boys a year got the name.
Where Raymond is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Rhode Island#6 · 1 in 29
- North Dakota#6 · 1 in 50
- New Hampshire#7 · 1 in 39
- Vermont#8 · 1 in 39
- Maine#9 · 1 in 45
Best ever in a state: #4 in Vermont, 1919.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #6 | 126 | 1 in 50 |
| Rhode Island | #6 | 185 | 1 in 29 |
| New Hampshire | #7 | 80 | 1 in 39 |
| Vermont | #8 | 62 | 1 in 39 |
| Maine | #9 | 136 | 1 in 45 |
| Wisconsin | #10 | 440 | 1 in 54 |
| Minnesota | #11 | 340 | 1 in 63 |
| Montana | #11 | 59 | 1 in 64 |
| Arizona | #12 | 61 | 1 in 62 |
| California | #12 | 480 | 1 in 77 |
| Hawaii | #12 | 52 | 1 in 60 |
| Illinois | #12 | 887 | 1 in 65 |
| Iowa | #12 | 280 | 1 in 71 |
| Kansas | #12 | 194 | 1 in 78 |
| Kentucky | #12 | 314 | 1 in 81 |
| South Dakota | #12 | 75 | 1 in 78 |
| Washington | #12 | 125 | 1 in 75 |
| Michigan | #13 | 599 | 1 in 68 |
| Nebraska | #13 | 164 | 1 in 71 |
| Oklahoma | #13 | 282 | 1 in 80 |
| Oregon | #13 | 76 | 1 in 76 |
| Connecticut | #14 | 216 | 1 in 55 |
| Indiana | #14 | 324 | 1 in 80 |
| Massachusetts | #14 | 611 | 1 in 55 |
| New Jersey | #14 | 432 | 1 in 70 |
| Virginia | #14 | 246 | 1 in 90 |
| Missouri | #15 | 400 | 1 in 74 |
| Ohio | #15 | 748 | 1 in 70 |
| Texas | #15 | 498 | 1 in 110 |
| Colorado | #16 | 104 | 1 in 77 |
| Nevada | #16 | 6 | 1 in 51 |
| Pennsylvania | #16 | 1,141 | 1 in 76 |
| Wyoming | #16 | 22 | 1 in 67 |
| Arkansas | #17 | 167 | 1 in 110 |
| District of Columbia | #17 | 41 | 1 in 82 |
| Maryland | #17 | 155 | 1 in 84 |
| New York | #17 | 1,164 | 1 in 83 |
| Louisiana | #18 | 185 | 1 in 108 |
| Delaware | #20 | 18 | 1 in 83 |
| Florida | #22 | 125 | 1 in 122 |
| West Virginia | #22 | 177 | 1 in 99 |
| New Mexico | #26 | 30 | 1 in 124 |
| North Carolina | #27 | 245 | 1 in 139 |
| Tennessee | #27 | 185 | 1 in 130 |
| Idaho | #31 | 28 | 1 in 127 |
| Georgia | #32 | 156 | 1 in 173 |
| Alabama | #33 | 164 | 1 in 168 |
| South Carolina | #35 | 95 | 1 in 193 |
| Utah | #46 | 29 | 1 in 166 |
| Mississippi | #52 | 76 | 1 in 267 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Raymond
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 15 spots since 2024 (#379 → #394)
- 83 spots since 2020 (#311 → #394)
- 135 spots since 2015 (#259 → #394)
- Biggest jump: 14 spots in 2020 (#325 → #311)
- Biggest drop: 26 spots in 2019 (#299 → #325)
Rise & fade · boys
39 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1919 at #14 (11,384 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 53 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 112 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 112 yrs · run 1880–1991
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 86
- Highest: 1 in 86 boys born in 1919 were named Raymond (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,117 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 15.9% of all boys named Raymond (124,212) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,135 | #37 (1889) | #61 |
| 1890s | 7,572 | #22 (1899) | #27 |
| 1900s | 11,650 | #20 (1909) | #21 |
| 1910s | 71,820 | #14 (1919) | #17 |
| 1920s | 124,212 | #15 (1924) | #15 |
| 1930s | 99,585 | #16 (1930) | #19 |
| 1940s | 109,076 | #22 (1943) | #24 |
| 1950s | 108,928 | #31 (1950) | #37 |
| 1960s | 81,793 | #44 (1964) | #47 |
| 1970s | 49,332 | #49 (1970) | #61 |
| 1980s | 41,504 | #66 (1980) | #75 |
| 1990s | 31,721 | #92 (1990) | #120 |
| 2000s | 20,460 | #162 (2000) | #190 |
| 2010s | 13,406 | #224 (2010) | #269 |
| 2020s | 5,600 | #311 (2020) | #353 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Raymond in 1926
girls
#866
73 births · 1 in 16,238 girls
boys
#15
12,809 births · 1 in 87 boys
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 16,238 of them was named Raymond, which outranked 84.6% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Raymond
- #862Eda74
- #862Hazle74
- #862Vita74
- #866Raymond73
- #866Bobbye73
- #866Cathleen73
- #866Dominga73
- #873Carla72
- #873Imelda72
- #873Lennie72
Tied with 6 names at #866; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 87 of them was named Raymond, which outranked 99.7% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Raymond
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.