How Many People Are Named Rae?
people named Rae are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 23,142 people in the US has this name
Based on 24,420 babies named Rae in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
412 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of RACHEL. It can also be used as a feminine form of RAY.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rae, 97.3% were girls and 2.7% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 100% of the babies were girls then and 96.6% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rae alive today is about 50 years old, and 45% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 31 and 70 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rae first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1956, to 412 babies. In 2025, 176 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rae has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #313, in 1892. In 2025 it ranked #1,306.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,306 |
| Best rank | #313 (1892) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #489 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rae alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rae were born in California than in any other state: about 1,446 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rae was given 3.4 times as often in Utah, 2 times in Hawaii and 1.7 times in New York.
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