Raymond

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Raymond first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 246 babies (rank #148 that year). In 2024 it was given to 68 boys (rank #456). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Raymond

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Raymond yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,837

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

246

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain: Raymond Dufayel — the 'glass man' painter next door

Famous people named Raymond

Raymond Chandlercrime fiction writer · b. 1888
Raymond Poincaréjournalist · b. 1860
Raymond Davis Jr.university teacher · b. 1914
Raymond Aronopinion journalist · b. 1905
Raymond Queneaulibrettist · b. 1903

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	246	#148
1992	239	#149
1993	219	#154
1994	182	#164
1995	212	#162
1996	188	#170
1997	154	#193
1998	149	#192
1999	130	#209
2000	108	#235
2001	116	#218
2002	123	#219
2003	95	#269
2004	100	#263
2005	86	#306
2006	96	#299
2007	98	#305
2008	95	#329
2009	81	#377
2010	73	#405
2011	75	#388
2012	99	#318
2013	71	#412
2014	94	#343
2015	83	#377
2016	92	#356
2017	96	#346
2018	66	#441
2019	71	#420
2020	71	#423
2021	47	#602
2022	62	#456
2023	52	#535
2024	68	#456