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Rae Name Popularity

How popular is the name Rae? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 405 59 0.0168%
1911 412 56 0.015%
1912 430 76 0.0151%
1913 452 79 0.0139%
1914 379 151 0.0217%
1915 431 157 0.0173%
1916 467 145 0.015%
1917 435 172 0.0172%
1918 456 172 0.016%
1919 464 162 0.0155%
1920 481 159 0.0143%
1921 512 146 0.0128%
1922 529 132 0.0118%
1923 574 115 0.0103%
1924 556 128 0.011%
1925 475 167 0.0148%
1926 614 93 0.0085%
1927 524 137 0.0124%
1928 508 140 0.0131%
1929 495 138 0.0133%
1930 544 112 0.0107%
1931 468 148 0.015%
1932 466 149 0.0151%
1933 393 222 0.0238%
1934 448 168 0.0174%
1935 417 195 0.0201%
1936 457 152 0.0158%
1937 489 134 0.0136%
1938 530 118 0.0115%
1939 502 132 0.013%
1940 500 141 0.0133%
1941 509 141 0.0125%
1942 443 229 0.0181%
1943 455 218 0.0167%
1944 492 166 0.0134%
1945 463 189 0.0155%
1946 499 201 0.0136%
1947 440 302 0.0181%
1948 457 257 0.0161%
1949 459 253 0.0157%
1950 474 246 0.0153%
1951 464 280 0.0165%
1952 480 262 0.015%
1953 460 299 0.0169%
1954 454 330 0.0181%
1955 472 323 0.0176%
1956 472 344 0.0182%
1957 485 340 0.0177%
1958 550 264 0.014%
1959 588 237 0.0125%
1960 657 190 0.01%
1961 633 214 0.0113%
1962 541 282 0.0154%
1963 573 246 0.0137%
1964 596 231 0.0131%
1965 560 244 0.0149%
1966 681 152 0.0097%
1967 536 262 0.0173%
1968 557 251 0.0167%
1969 611 210 0.0136%
1970 630 217 0.0136%
1971 655 197 0.0131%
1972 698 157 0.0115%
1973 785 119 0.0092%
1974 847 107 0.0082%
1975 904 96 0.0075%
1976 1,098 60 0.0047%
1977 1,096 68 0.005%
1978 997 86 0.0064%
1979 896 117 0.0083%
1980 1,054 85 0.0058%
1981 1,056 83 0.0056%
1982 1,072 81 0.0054%
1983 1,120 68 0.0046%
1984 1,375 43 0.0029%
1985 1,336 50 0.0033%
1986 1,319 51 0.0034%
1987 1,307 56 0.0037%
1988 1,233 70 0.0045%
1989 1,375 61 0.0038%
1990 1,314 74 0.0045%
1991 1,681 44 0.0027%
1992 1,682 44 0.0028%
1993 1,690 43 0.0028%
1994 1,505 56 0.0036%
1995 1,582 48 0.0032%
1996 2,244 19 0.0013%
1997 1,872 33 0.0022%
1998 2,091 26 0.0017%
1999 2,417 19 0.0013%
2000 2,282 23 0.0015%
2001 2,184 27 0.0018%
2002 2,441 20 0.0013%
2003 3,419 6 0.0004%
2004 2,614 17 0.0011%
2005 2,325 26 0.0017%
2006 2,694 17 0.0011%
2007 2,748 17 0.0011%
2008 2,424 23 0.0015%
2009 3,359 7 0.0005%
2010 2,496 20 0.0014%
2011 3,045 9 0.0006%
2012 2,289 24 0.0017%
2013 2,326 22 0.0015%
2014 2,241 25 0.0017%
2015 2,036 33 0.0023%
2016 1,169 132 0.0092%
2017 1,271 104 0.0075%
2018 1,007 171 0.0124%
2019 1,166 120 0.0089%
2020 1,096 165 0.013%
2021 1,065 169 0.0138%
2022 1,177 153 0.0116%

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Names Like Rae

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What names are variants of Rae?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Rae.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Raeann
Raeanna
Raeanne
Raedell
Raedine
Raelaine
Raelani
Raelee
Raeleen
Raelena
Raelene
Raelina
Raella
Raelyn

Beam of light

American

Raelynn

Beam of light

American

Raelynne
Raenisha

Danish

Ray

Hebrew

Raye
Rayette
Raylene

English

Raylina
Rayma
Rayna

Counsel; song

Scandinavian

Raynelle
Rayona

What names sound like Rae?

If you like how Rae sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Rae.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ree

To bind

Hebrew

Rhae

Flowing

Greek

Rie

Danish

Rue

Regret

English

Rye

King

Irish


What names are similar to Rae?

Find a name that’s like Rae, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ramona

Protecting hands

Spanish


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Siblings of Rae

Mamas with kids named Rae also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Rayne

Counsel; song

Scandinavian

2 Comments

  1. Rae is my nickname, and I absolutely love it. It’s edgy, short, and really pretty.

  2. Similar to our first daughter, we wanted a unique name special only to them and us. My oldest is Susie Rayne, Rayne is combined from my husbands first 3 letters and my last two, Irene and Raymond. For our second one, we wanted a similar name, so we took from her sisters RAE, first 2 and last letter. They are both unique and we couldn’t be happier. Lily Rae.


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