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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1980
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Rhode Island#39 · 1 in 134
- New Jersey#45 · 1 in 229
- New York#49 · 1 in 252
- Maryland#50 · 1 in 225
- New Mexico#51 · 1 in 217
Best ever in a state: #4 in Vermont, 1919.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #39 | 41 | 1 in 134 |
| New Jersey | #45 | 187 | 1 in 229 |
| New York | #49 | 447 | 1 in 252 |
| Maryland | #50 | 104 | 1 in 225 |
| New Mexico | #51 | 52 | 1 in 217 |
| Delaware | #53 | 15 | 1 in 253 |
| District of Columbia | #56 | 33 | 1 in 239 |
| Hawaii | #56 | 29 | 1 in 239 |
| Connecticut | #57 | 60 | 1 in 290 |
| California | #60 | 712 | 1 in 270 |
| Pennsylvania | #62 | 251 | 1 in 305 |
| Arizona | #65 | 74 | 1 in 304 |
| Illinois | #65 | 244 | 1 in 354 |
| Nevada | #65 | 17 | 1 in 311 |
| Florida | #66 | 172 | 1 in 347 |
| Michigan | #69 | 185 | 1 in 364 |
| Ohio | #70 | 209 | 1 in 390 |
| Virginia | #70 | 87 | 1 in 389 |
| New Hampshire | #74 | 18 | 1 in 337 |
| Alaska | #75 | 12 | 1 in 306 |
| Massachusetts | #75 | 85 | 1 in 409 |
| Colorado | #79 | 56 | 1 in 407 |
| Missouri | #79 | 87 | 1 in 429 |
| Oklahoma | #80 | 63 | 1 in 364 |
| Louisiana | #81 | 94 | 1 in 389 |
| Vermont | #84 | 7 | 1 in 463 |
| Wisconsin | #84 | 70 | 1 in 504 |
| North Carolina | #85 | 78 | 1 in 492 |
| Tennessee | #85 | 74 | 1 in 453 |
| Wyoming | #86 | 10 | 1 in 393 |
| South Carolina | #87 | 49 | 1 in 439 |
| Alabama | #88 | 60 | 1 in 457 |
| Indiana | #88 | 79 | 1 in 528 |
| Washington | #88 | 66 | 1 in 471 |
| Maine | #91 | 15 | 1 in 481 |
| West Virginia | #91 | 27 | 1 in 518 |
| Kentucky | #92 | 55 | 1 in 511 |
| Texas | #93 | 312 | 1 in 428 |
| Mississippi | #96 | 48 | 1 in 417 |
| Georgia | #98 | 79 | 1 in 521 |
| Kansas | #99 | 32 | 1 in 560 |
| Oregon | #99 | 37 | 1 in 537 |
| South Dakota | #103 | 10 | 1 in 568 |
| Idaho | #106 | 17 | 1 in 503 |
| Arkansas | #115 | 27 | 1 in 601 |
| Montana | #118 | 8 | 1 in 725 |
| Iowa | #119 | 31 | 1 in 729 |
| North Dakota | #136 | 6 | 1 in 950 |
| Nebraska | #160 | 10 | 1 in 1,270 |
| Utah | #160 | 18 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Minnesota | #164 | 19 | 1 in 1,708 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1919 at #14 (11,384 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 53 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 112 yrs · run 1880–1991
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 86 boys born in 1919 were named Raymond (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,117 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 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 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 48,833 of them was named Raymond, which outranked 77.8% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,651Tanita35
- #2,651Terica35
- #2,651Zaneta35
- #2,699Raymond34
- #2,699Arwen34
- #2,699Aryn34
- #2,699Bryanna34
- #2,749Akisha33
- #2,749Andreana33
- #2,749Anjanette33
Tied with 49 names at #2,699; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 390 of them was named Raymond, which outranked 99.1% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.