How Many People Are Named Ra?
people named Ra are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,389,369 people in the US has this name
Based on 251 babies named Ra in Social Security records from 1969 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
30 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly means "sun" in Egyptian. Ra was an important Egyptian sun god originally worshipped in Heliopolis in Lower Egypt. He was usually depicted as a man with the head of a falcon crowned with a solar disc. In later times his attributes were often merged with those of other deities, such as Amon, Atum and Horus.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ra, 7.8% were girls and 92.2% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ra alive today is about 14 years old, and 84% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ra first appears in the records in 1969 and was given most often in 2023, to 30 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1969 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ra has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,778, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #6,354.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,354 |
| Best rank | #3,778 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,518 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ra alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ra were born in California than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.
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