Ra is a very rare variant of Ray that peaked in 2023 and remains in steady use.
Ra is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,358 for boy births in the United States (and #13,402 across all names), given to 14 babies. Ra was first reported in SSA data in 1969 and peaked in 2023 (30 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,358 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,631 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,781 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,173 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,018 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,638 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,766 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,722 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,263 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,472 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,562 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,462 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #19,179 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,004 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,005 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,356 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,998 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #15,255 | — |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #9,954 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | — | #8,214 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #7,552 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,968 | — |
| 1976 | 8 | — | — | #4,310 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #6,097 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,553 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,352 | — |