How Many People Are Named Raymond?
people named Raymond are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 951 people in the US has this name
Based on 783,311 babies named Raymond in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
12,930 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector". The Normans introduced this name to England in the form Reimund. It was borne by several medieval (mostly Spanish) saints, including Saint Raymond Nonnatus, the patron of midwives and expectant mothers, and Saint Raymond of Peñafort, the patron of canonists.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Raymond in English. Counting Raymond and these spellings together, about 359,619 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Raymond, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Raymond alive today is about 56 years old, and 50% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 41 and 72 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Raymond first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 12,930 babies. In 2025, 807 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Raymond never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #14, in 1919, and it was in the top 100 for 112 years, 1880 to 1991. In 2025 it ranked #395.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #395 |
| Best rank | #14 (1919) |
| Years in the top 100 | 112 (1880 to 1991) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #15 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Raymond alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Raymond were born in California than in any other state: about 43,720 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Raymond was given 2.6 times as often in Rhode Island, 1.9 times in Vermont and 1.8 times in New Hampshire.
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