NameTides

Rai

Rai was the #3,757 boys' name in the US in 2025 (29 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Rai as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Rai as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Rai as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#3,757 (29)#2,440 (9)#2,789 (6)
2024#3,896 (28)#2,089 (11)#2,062 (9)
2023#3,293 (36)#3,113 (6)—
2022#3,774 (29)#1,609 (15)#2,493 (6)
2021#5,110 (18)#1,516 (16)—
2020#5,699 (15)#2,682 (7)—
2019#5,555 (16)#1,745 (13)—
2018#6,703 (12)#3,011 (6)—
2017#6,338 (13)#2,734 (7)—
2016#4,624 (21)#2,556 (8)—
2015#8,040 (9)#3,908 (4)—
2014#7,048 (11)#2,459 (8)—
2013#7,537 (10)#1,706 (13)—
2012#7,050 (11)#2,458 (8)—
2011#7,009 (11)#3,830 (4)—

Rai as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Rai as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Rai as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
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 & Wales
2025#14,942 (5)#4,867 (4)
2024#10,271 (9)#5,892 (3)
2023#13,462 (6)—
2022#7,281 (15)—
2021#9,562 (10)—
2020—#4,535 (4)
2019#15,539 (5)—
2018#15,682 (5)—
2017#15,902 (5)#4,763 (4)
2015#10,866 (9)—
2013—#5,742 (3)
2012#12,199 (8)#5,876 (3)
2011#9,723 (11)—
2010#9,790 (11)—
2009#15,242 (6)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #3,293.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1993.
  • In 2025, 15% of US babies named Rai were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 59,000 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 59,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 30,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 330,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rai is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 47,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 78,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rai by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: 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: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth 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: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rai (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RaiCanadaBoys#2,7896
RaiEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
RaiEngland & WalesBoys#2,4409
RaiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RaiUSGirls#14,9425
RaiUSBoys#3,75729