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

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Peak · boys
1919 · 11,384 births
Debut · boys
165 births
In top 100 · boys
112 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
779,794
since 1880

Raymond over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #14, 1919boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#394807
2024—#379864
2023—#360906
2022—#343970
2021—#331991
2020—#3111,062
2019—#3251,025
2018—#2991,164
2017—#2931,208
2016—#2841,280
2015—#2591,386
2014—#2631,411
2013—#2641,349
2012—#2501,463
2011—#2331,533
2010—#2241,587
2009—#2201,650
2008—#2151,780
2007—#2011,965
2006—#1942,045
2005#14,5026#1961,971
2004#14,1796#1862,060
2003—#1872,057
2002#15,4325#1762,186
2001—#1632,342
2000#9,8749#1622,404
1999#12,6886#1442,649
1998#7,53212#1412,644
1997#9,8028#1382,705
1996#9,5818#1322,816
1995#10,5147#1242,920
1994#6,67213#1153,143
1993#8,7199#1083,330
1992#5,26718#1043,587
1991#5,18118#973,865
1990#5,06018#924,062
1989#4,35821#864,106
1988#3,89323#844,036
1987#2,61238#793,996
1986#3,27727#774,055
1985#3,00830#754,085
1984#2,78132#733,971
1983#2,72132#714,016
1982#2,77033#704,294
1981#2,77432#684,367
1980#2,69934#664,578
1979#2,52536#704,335
1978#2,26940#694,134
1977#1,97649#654,372
1976#2,29236#654,218
1975#2,41133#634,530
1974#1,88146#624,577
1973#1,78848#604,831
1972#1,97541#545,443
1971#2,00142#526,104
1970#1,73652#496,788
1969#1,83545#506,638
1968#1,60751#506,883
1967#1,75143#487,065
1966#1,79640#477,376
1965#1,88737#458,051
1964#1,80342#448,592
1963#1,83940#458,780
1962#1,62748#489,070
1961#1,59850#489,618
1960#1,65546#469,720
1959#1,61745#459,796
1958#1,82036#4310,226
1957#1,72839#3910,810
1956#1,89732#3911,108
1955#1,77435#3610,994
1954#1,80133#3511,242
1953#1,47344#3411,110
1952#1,78131#3311,235
1951#1,55537#3211,227
1950#1,49538#3111,180
1949#1,56435#3011,305
1948#1,49938#2711,612
1947#1,66133#2712,352
1946#1,46736#2511,289
1945#1,26140#239,858
1944#1,25540#2210,635
1943#1,29140#2211,391
1942#1,30038#2411,116
1941#1,05248#229,951
1940#1,44228#229,567
1939#1,02248#229,252
1938#1,26833#209,725
1937#1,16038#199,571
1936#1,15038#179,459
1935#1,00447#179,564
1934#1,13339#199,588
1933#92354#199,512
1932#96953#1910,346
1931#80671#1710,854
1930#94959#1611,714
1929#80976#1511,909
1928#685104#1611,946
1927#74792#1512,807
1926#86673#1512,809
1925#99656#1512,441
1924#1,01757#1512,873
1923#1,02754#1512,460
1922#1,04452#1612,129
1921#1,11547#1612,645
1920#1,20640#1512,193
1919#1,27036#1411,384
1918#1,06147#1511,604
1917#98650#169,956
1916#1,08742#169,565
1915#1,25831#168,981
1914#1,19926#166,821
1913#1,40517#185,310
1912#2,1448#184,374
1911#1,7928#192,088
1910#1,52110#191,737
1909#1,9576#201,441
1908#1,5478#201,381
1907#1,5128#211,290
1906—#211,133
1905#1,6966#211,159
1904—#221,093
1903—#211,051
1902#1,13310#211,064
1901—#22888
1900—#231,150
1899—#22869
1898#1,5026#23929
1897#1,5555#22837
1896#1,4166#24859
1895—#26806
1894—#27767
1893—#29703
1892—#31681
1891—#30575
1890—#36546
1889—#37511
1888—#45469
1887—#47372
1886—#52353
1885—#58308
1884—#62299
1883—#68233
1882—#78230
1881—#74195
1880—#87165
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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #68 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 278 boysAKMaine: #71 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 366 boysMEVermont: #76 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 327 boysVTNew Hampshire: #91 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 536 boysNHWashington: #96 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 531 boysWAIdaho: #98 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 452 boysIDMontana: #138 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 726 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Raymond, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #139 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,170 boysMNIllinois: #75 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 450 boysILWisconsin: #109 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 739 boysWIMichigan: #79 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 445 boysMINew York: #60 for boys · 365 births · 1 in 320 boysNYMassachusetts: #75 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 505 boysMARhode Island: #46 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 200 boysRIOregon: #114 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 667 boysORNevada: #64 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 266 boysNVWyoming: #92 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 408 boysWYSouth Dakota: #87 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 375 boysSDIowa: #159 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,258 boysIAIndiana: #100 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 600 boysINOhio: #75 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 448 boysOHPennsylvania: #72 for boys · 202 births · 1 in 375 boysPANew Jersey: #53 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 281 boysNJConnecticut: #76 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 416 boysCTCalifornia: #60 for boys · 734 births · 1 in 289 boysCAUtah: #173 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,258 boysUTColorado: #76 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 401 boysCONebraska: #102 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 627 boysNEMissouri: #94 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 524 boysMOKentucky: #93 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 560 boysKYWest Virginia: #118 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 734 boysWVVirginia: #88 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 580 boysVAMaryland: #62 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 322 boysMDDelaware: #58 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 279 boysDEArizona: #69 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 345 boysAZNew Mexico: #65 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 271 boysNMKansas: #96 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 498 boysKSArkansas: #136 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 759 boysARTennessee: #118 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 698 boysTNNorth Carolina: #87 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 536 boysNCSouth Carolina: #105 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 588 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #70 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 315 boysDCOklahoma: #119 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 688 boysOKLouisiana: #77 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 399 boysLAMississippi: #157 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 892 boysMSAlabama: #100 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 563 boysALGeorgia: #109 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 604 boysGAHawaii: #72 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 306 boysHITexas: #92 for boys · 312 births · 1 in 458 boysTXFlorida: #72 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 416 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#46 · 1 in 200
  2. New Jersey#53 · 1 in 281
  3. Delaware#58 · 1 in 279
  4. California#60 · 1 in 289
  5. New York#60 · 1 in 320

Best ever in a state: #4 in Vermont, 1919.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#46291 in 200
New Jersey#531581 in 281
Delaware#58141 in 279
California#607341 in 289
New York#603651 in 320
Maryland#62831 in 322
Nevada#64231 in 266
New Mexico#65421 in 271
Alaska#68181 in 278
Arizona#69721 in 345
District of Columbia#70241 in 315
Maine#71201 in 366
Florida#721711 in 416
Hawaii#72231 in 306
Pennsylvania#722021 in 375
Illinois#751821 in 450
Massachusetts#75741 in 505
Ohio#751711 in 448
Colorado#76621 in 401
Connecticut#76461 in 416
Vermont#76101 in 327
Louisiana#77901 in 399
Michigan#791431 in 445
North Carolina#87731 in 536
South Dakota#87141 in 375
Virginia#88621 in 580
New Hampshire#91121 in 536
Texas#923121 in 458
Wyoming#9291 in 408
Kentucky#93441 in 560
Missouri#94681 in 524
Kansas#96351 in 498
Washington#96591 in 531
Idaho#98171 in 452
Alabama#100451 in 563
Indiana#100631 in 600
Nebraska#102191 in 627
South Carolina#105351 in 588
Georgia#109691 in 604
Wisconsin#109461 in 739
Oregon#114281 in 667
Tennessee#118451 in 698
West Virginia#118161 in 734
Oklahoma#119351 in 688
Arkansas#136201 in 759
Montana#13881 in 726
Minnesota#139271 in 1,170
Mississippi#157201 in 892
Iowa#159161 in 1,258
Utah#173141 in 1,258
North Dakota———

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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,135#37 (1889)#61
1890s7,572#22 (1899)#27
1900s11,650#20 (1909)#21
1910s71,820#14 (1919)#17
1920s124,212#15 (1924)#15
1930s99,585#16 (1930)#19
1940s109,076#22 (1943)#24
1950s108,928#31 (1950)#37
1960s81,793#44 (1964)#47
1970s49,332#49 (1970)#61
1980s41,504#66 (1980)#75
1990s31,721#92 (1990)#120
2000s20,460#162 (2000)#190
2010s13,406#224 (2010)#269
2020s5,600#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 1984

girls
#2,781
32 births · 1 in 52,619 girls
boys
#73
3,971 births · 1 in 455 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #2,781Raymond32

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #73Raymond3,971
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 52,619 of them was named Raymond, which outranked 77.2% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raymond
  1. #2,730Tiffiany33
  2. #2,730Tonika33
  3. #2,730Torey33
  4. #2,781Raymond32
  5. #2,781Akira32
  6. #2,781Alicea32
  7. #2,781Atiya32
  8. #2,851Abbigail31
  9. #2,851Adelaida31
  10. #2,851Aliyah31

Tied with 69 names at #2,781; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 455 of them was named Raymond, which outranked 99.0% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Raymond
  1. #70Phillip4,234
  2. #71Douglas4,142
  3. #72Brett4,096
  4. #73Raymond3,971
  5. #74Carlos3,964
  6. #75Craig3,959
  7. #76Gary3,951
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1984 →