Raymond

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Raymond first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 62 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1971 with 702 babies (rank #40 that year). In 2017 it was given to 2 boys (rank #14). 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.

13,398

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

702

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

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Raymond in 2017

Other boys' names starting with R

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	71	#182
1956	85	#171
1957	77	#186
1958	93	#168
1959	129	#135
1960	136	#129
1961	160	#117
1962	195	#101
1963	279	#84
1964	318	#81
1965	342	#77
1966	380	#71
1967	493	#55
1968	566	#48
1969	671	#46
1970	658	#44
1971	702	#40
1972	658	#38
1973	619	#32
1974	600	#31
1975	509	#37
1976	487	#39
1977	457	#43
1978	429	#45
1979	416	#45
1980	393	#55
1981	356	#57
1982	309	#62
1983	246	#79
1984	234	#89
1985	221	#93
1986	198	#106
1987	206	#106
1988	179	#111
1989	174	#115
1990	161	#130
1991	145	#139
1992	141	#142
1993	117	#171
1994	119	#172
1995	89	#207
1996	89	#207
1997	64	#270
1998	72	#257
1999	78	#242
2000	48	#343
2001	48	#347
2002	31	#434
2003	28	#465
2004	25	#483
2005	17	#592
2006	16	#604
2007	9	#775
2008	5	#996
2009	7	#861
2010	15	#596
2011	13	#640
2012	5	#948
2013	3	#1,098
2014	3	#1,006
2015	2	#110
2017	2	#14