Rae

Primarily a girl's name · 96% girls

Meaning

Rae is a unisex given name. The Scottish name Rae is often associated with the Gaelic term "rath" which means "fortress." Rae is also the female variant of the Old High German Ray from regin meaning “counsel”.

From Wikipedia

Rae first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1956 with 406 babies (rank #455 that year). In 2024 it was given to 184 girls (rank #1,265). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Rae

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

24,242

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

406

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	10	#573
1881	7	#731
1882	17	#455
1883	23	#392
1884	23	#423
1885	17	#537
1886	34	#370
1887	38	#353
1888	49	#346
1889	44	#367
1890	53	#353
1891	62	#321
1892	76	#313
1893	71	#321
1894	73	#327
1895	81	#321
1896	63	#368
1897	67	#360
1898	61	#394
1899	66	#359
1900	68	#406
1901	57	#390
1902	64	#389
1903	76	#369
1904	73	#391
1905	59	#441
1906	64	#432
1907	73	#416
1908	81	#407
1909	84	#400
1910	87	#425
1911	105	#395
1912	127	#412
1913	130	#435
1914	202	#376
1915	215	#408
1916	199	#450
1917	229	#421
1918	231	#436
1919	213	#455
1920	198	#490
1921	200	#494
1922	177	#531
1923	176	#542
1924	190	#519
1925	223	#462
1926	155	#572
1927	183	#521
1928	193	#499
1929	178	#507
1930	167	#525
1931	203	#452
1932	205	#458
1933	270	#395
1934	221	#438
1935	249	#414
1936	213	#444
1937	191	#474
1938	184	#491
1939	193	#483
1940	197	#487
1941	201	#491
1942	278	#437
1943	283	#442
1944	220	#483
1945	252	#450
1946	260	#486
1947	350	#438
1948	311	#454
1949	308	#457
1950	316	#456
1951	341	#449
1952	309	#477
1953	340	#459
1954	370	#460
1955	367	#475
1956	406	#455
1957	393	#478
1958	324	#540
1959	290	#579
1960	247	#643
1961	273	#617
1962	339	#532
1963	308	#554
1964	307	#562
1965	314	#537
1966	218	#654
1967	327	#521
1968	293	#560
1969	269	#611
1970	282	#615
1971	244	#657
1972	213	#690
1973	175	#771
1974	173	#790
1975	157	#854
1976	131	#975
1977	129	#1,033
1978	167	#879
1979	177	#872
1980	147	#1,001
1981	150	#980
1982	157	#948
1983	133	#1,047
1984	101	#1,265
1985	108	#1,260
1986	95	#1,364
1987	115	#1,238
1988	121	#1,237
1989	123	#1,284
1990	124	#1,314
1991	101	#1,545
1992	99	#1,570
1993	94	#1,621
1994	105	#1,503
1995	105	#1,505
1996	84	#1,777
1997	75	#1,941
1998	70	#2,098
1999	64	#2,335
2000	74	#2,169
2001	74	#2,208
2002	54	#2,812
2003	48	#3,116
2004	57	#2,837
2005	66	#2,601
2006	69	#2,624
2007	60	#2,985
2008	63	#2,849
2009	60	#2,926
2010	57	#3,003
2011	60	#2,896
2012	84	#2,259
2013	71	#2,526
2014	89	#2,150
2015	96	#2,055
2016	194	#1,261
2017	159	#1,433
2018	218	#1,126
2019	200	#1,179
2020	232	#1,069
2021	241	#1,047
2022	207	#1,170
2023	199	#1,204
2024	184	#1,265