NameTides

Rae

Rae was the #1,299 girls' name in the US in 2025 (171 babies), and #353 in England & Wales and #1,141 in Canada.

Rae as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rae as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Rae as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,299 (171)#353 (121)#284 (12)—#608 (5)#1,141 (23)
2024#1,264 (184)#347 (126)#244 (15)#337 (4)—#753 (39)
2023#1,202 (199)#352 (122)#304 (12)——#928 (28)
2022#1,166 (207)#308 (144)#303 (11)—#905 (3)#1,056 (24)
2021#1,045 (241)#282 (168)#177 (24)#446 (3)—#813 (35)
2020#1,063 (233)#320 (142)#276 (13)—#834 (3)#714 (40)
2019#1,179 (200)#334 (136)#493 (6)——#922 (29)
2018#1,122 (218)#314 (151)#286 (13)#361 (4)—#817 (34)
2017#1,432 (159)#420 (105)#327 (11)#432 (3)—#927 (29)
2016#1,257 (194)#377 (122)#383 (9)——#949 (28)
2015#2,039 (96)#708 (56)#509 (6)——#1,427 (16)
2014#2,139 (89)#731 (54)#430 (8)——#1,340 (18)
2013#2,508 (71)#900 (41)#663 (4)——#1,686 (13)
2012#2,232 (84)#749 (53)#815 (3)——#1,472 (16)
2011#2,868 (60)#915 (39)#810 (3)——#1,588 (14)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1892 at #311.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,400 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,400uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Rae is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 10,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,600 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rae by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #619ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,053CAUtah: #440UTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #748AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,138NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,038TXFlorida: #1,112FL
Rae (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#74216

Rae (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RaeCanadaGirls#1,14123
RaeCanadaBoys—too few
RaeEngland & WalesGirls#353121
RaeEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
RaeIrelandGirls#6085
RaeNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RaeNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RaeScotlandGirls#28412
RaeScotlandBoys—too few
RaeUSGirls#1,299171
RaeUSBoys#12,0085