Rae
Girl name
Rae meaning
Diminutive of Rachel, which means “ewe”
Rae at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,258 in 2024
Rae popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #547 | 10 |
| 1890 | #350 | 53 |
| 1892 | #311 | 76 |
| 1900 | #402 | 68 |
| 1910 | #424 | 87 |
| 1920 | #489 | 198 |
| 1930 | #524 | 167 |
| 1940 | #486 | 197 |
| 1950 | #456 | 316 |
| 1960 | #642 | 247 |
| 1970 | #614 | 282 |
| 1980 | #995 | 147 |
| 1990 | #1,307 | 124 |
| 2000 | #2,158 | 74 |
| 2010 | #2,976 | 57 |
| 2020 | #1,066 | 232 |
| 2024 | #1,258 | 184 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #547 | 10 |
| 1881 | #679 | 7 |
| 1882 | #446 | 17 |
| 1883 | #386 | 23 |
| 1884 | #416 | 23 |
| 1885 | #520 | 17 |
| 1886 | #365 | 34 |
| 1887 | #348 | 38 |
| 1888 | #343 | 49 |
| 1889 | #362 | 44 |
| 1890 | #350 | 53 |
| 1891 | #320 | 62 |
| 1892 | #311 | 76 |
| 1893 | #319 | 71 |
| 1894 | #326 | 73 |
| 1895 | #320 | 81 |
| 1896 | #365 | 63 |
| 1897 | #356 | 67 |
| 1898 | #393 | 61 |
| 1899 | #359 | 66 |
| 1900 | #402 | 68 |
| 1901 | #389 | 57 |
| 1902 | #389 | 64 |
| 1903 | #368 | 76 |
| 1904 | #385 | 73 |
| 1905 | #439 | 59 |
| 1906 | #428 | 64 |
| 1907 | #414 | 73 |
| 1908 | #405 | 81 |
| 1909 | #397 | 84 |
| 1910 | #424 | 87 |
| 1911 | #392 | 105 |
| 1912 | #411 | 127 |
| 1913 | #434 | 130 |
| 1914 | #374 | 202 |
| 1915 | #408 | 215 |
| 1916 | #449 | 199 |
| 1917 | #420 | 229 |
| 1918 | #436 | 231 |
| 1919 | #454 | 213 |
| 1920 | #489 | 198 |
| 1921 | #492 | 200 |
| 1922 | #530 | 177 |
| 1923 | #539 | 176 |
| 1924 | #519 | 190 |
| 1925 | #461 | 223 |
| 1926 | #572 | 155 |
| 1927 | #520 | 183 |
| 1928 | #498 | 193 |
| 1929 | #507 | 178 |
| 1930 | #524 | 167 |
| 1931 | #452 | 203 |
| 1932 | #457 | 205 |
| 1933 | #395 | 270 |
| 1934 | #437 | 221 |
| 1935 | #413 | 249 |
| 1936 | #443 | 213 |
| 1937 | #474 | 191 |
| 1938 | #489 | 184 |
| 1939 | #483 | 193 |
| 1940 | #486 | 197 |
| 1941 | #490 | 201 |
| 1942 | #436 | 278 |
| 1943 | #441 | 283 |
| 1944 | #482 | 220 |
| 1945 | #447 | 252 |
| 1946 | #486 | 260 |
| 1947 | #436 | 350 |
| 1948 | #453 | 311 |
| 1949 | #457 | 308 |
| 1950 | #456 | 316 |
| 1951 | #447 | 341 |
| 1952 | #477 | 309 |
| 1953 | #458 | 340 |
| 1954 | #459 | 370 |
| 1955 | #475 | 367 |
| 1956 | #453 | 406 |
| 1957 | #477 | 393 |
| 1958 | #540 | 324 |
| 1959 | #579 | 290 |
| 1960 | #642 | 247 |
| 1961 | #615 | 273 |
| 1962 | #532 | 339 |
| 1963 | #554 | 308 |
| 1964 | #561 | 307 |
| 1965 | #537 | 314 |
| 1966 | #654 | 218 |
| 1967 | #521 | 327 |
| 1968 | #560 | 293 |
| 1969 | #610 | 269 |
| 1970 | #614 | 282 |
| 1971 | #657 | 244 |
| 1972 | #689 | 213 |
| 1973 | #767 | 175 |
| 1974 | #787 | 173 |
| 1975 | #849 | 157 |
| 1976 | #971 | 131 |
| 1977 | #1,031 | 129 |
| 1978 | #877 | 167 |
| 1979 | #872 | 177 |
| 1980 | #995 | 147 |
| 1981 | #976 | 150 |
| 1982 | #947 | 157 |
| 1983 | #1,044 | 133 |
| 1984 | #1,260 | 101 |
| 1985 | #1,259 | 108 |
| 1986 | #1,360 | 95 |
| 1987 | #1,234 | 115 |
| 1988 | #1,230 | 121 |
| 1989 | #1,277 | 123 |
| 1990 | #1,307 | 124 |
| 1991 | #1,537 | 101 |
| 1992 | #1,565 | 99 |
| 1993 | #1,611 | 94 |
| 1994 | #1,495 | 105 |
| 1995 | #1,502 | 105 |
| 1996 | #1,767 | 84 |
| 1997 | #1,927 | 75 |
| 1998 | #2,083 | 70 |
| 1999 | #2,307 | 64 |
| 2000 | #2,158 | 74 |
| 2001 | #2,192 | 74 |
| 2002 | #2,780 | 54 |
| 2003 | #3,085 | 48 |
| 2004 | #2,808 | 57 |
| 2005 | #2,580 | 66 |
| 2006 | #2,602 | 69 |
| 2007 | #2,963 | 60 |
| 2008 | #2,831 | 63 |
| 2009 | #2,892 | 60 |
| 2010 | #2,976 | 57 |
| 2011 | #2,867 | 60 |
| 2012 | #2,231 | 84 |
| 2013 | #2,508 | 71 |
| 2014 | #2,139 | 89 |
| 2015 | #2,038 | 96 |
| 2016 | #1,256 | 194 |
| 2017 | #1,431 | 159 |
| 2018 | #1,122 | 218 |
| 2019 | #1,179 | 200 |
| 2020 | #1,066 | 232 |
| 2021 | #1,045 | 241 |
| 2022 | #1,166 | 207 |
| 2023 | #1,202 | 199 |
| 2024 | #1,258 | 184 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Rae” (revision 92721822), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Rachel” (revision 93374433), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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