Rae is an established variant of Ray that peaked in 1956 and has grown less common since.
Rae is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,306 among girls (171) and #13,425 among boys (5) — overall #2,416 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 176 | 176 | #1,306 | #13,425 |
| 2024 | 195 | 195 | #1,267 | #7,633 |
| 2023 | 204 | 204 | #1,204 | #13,690 |
| 2022 | 212 | 212 | #1,170 | #13,856 |
| 2021 | 248 | 248 | #1,048 | #10,537 |
| 2020 | 244 | 244 | #1,065 | #7,386 |
| 2019 | 207 | 207 | #1,179 | #10,554 |
| 2018 | 225 | 225 | #1,126 | #10,477 |
| 2017 | 167 | 167 | #1,434 | #9,487 |
| 2016 | 199 | 199 | #1,262 | #13,716 |
| 2015 | 96 | 96 | #2,055 | — |
| 2014 | 96 | 96 | #2,151 | #10,462 |
| 2013 | 71 | 71 | #2,526 | — |
| 2012 | 89 | 89 | #2,260 | #13,745 |
| 2011 | 65 | 65 | #2,896 | #13,848 |
| 2010 | 63 | 63 | #3,003 | #11,845 |
| 2009 | 60 | 60 | #2,926 | — |
| 2008 | 68 | 68 | #2,849 | #14,120 |
| 2007 | 60 | 60 | #2,985 | — |
| 2006 | 69 | 69 | #2,624 | — |
| 2005 | 66 | 66 | #2,601 | — |
| 2004 | 64 | 64 | #2,803 | #11,011 |
| 2003 | 54 | 54 | #3,116 | #10,542 |
| 2002 | 59 | 59 | #2,812 | #12,058 |
| 2001 | 74 | 74 | #2,208 | — |
| 2000 | 74 | 74 | #2,169 | — |
| 1999 | 70 | 70 | #2,335 | #9,598 |
| 1998 | 77 | 77 | #2,098 | #8,239 |
| 1997 | 83 | — | #1,941 | #7,119 |
| 1996 | 91 | — | #1,777 | #7,763 |
| 1995 | 111 | — | #1,505 | #8,617 |
| 1994 | 111 | — | #1,503 | #8,551 |
| 1993 | 94 | — | #1,622 | — |
| 1992 | 99 | — | #1,570 | — |
| 1991 | 106 | — | #1,545 | #9,265 |
| 1990 | 124 | — | #1,314 | — |
| 1989 | 130 | — | #1,284 | #6,758 |
| 1988 | 121 | — | #1,237 | — |
| 1987 | 121 | — | #1,238 | #6,752 |
| 1986 | 95 | — | #1,364 | — |
| 1985 | 113 | — | #1,260 | #7,332 |
| 1984 | 101 | — | #1,265 | — |
| 1983 | 133 | — | #1,047 | — |
| 1982 | 157 | — | #948 | — |
| 1981 | 156 | — | #980 | #6,059 |
| 1980 | 147 | — | #1,001 | — |
| 1979 | 177 | — | #872 | — |
| 1978 | 172 | — | #879 | #6,531 |
| 1977 | 134 | — | #1,033 | #6,614 |
| 1976 | 136 | — | #975 | #6,265 |
| 1975 | 157 | — | #854 | — |
| 1974 | 178 | — | #790 | #5,807 |
| 1973 | 175 | — | #771 | — |
| 1972 | 213 | — | #690 | — |
| 1971 | 250 | — | #657 | #4,779 |
| 1970 | 282 | — | #615 | — |
| 1969 | 274 | — | #611 | #4,865 |
| 1968 | 293 | — | #560 | — |
| 1967 | 332 | — | #521 | #4,407 |
| 1966 | 230 | — | #654 | #2,430 |
| 1965 | 322 | — | #537 | #3,186 |
| 1964 | 314 | — | #562 | #3,530 |
| 1963 | 314 | — | #554 | #3,931 |
| 1962 | 344 | — | #532 | #4,492 |
| 1961 | 279 | — | #615 | #3,960 |
| 1960 | 257 | — | #643 | #2,824 |
| 1959 | 296 | — | #579 | #3,897 |
| 1958 | 334 | — | #540 | #2,775 |
| 1957 | 406 | — | #478 | #2,354 |
| 1956 | 412 | — | #455 | #3,846 |
| 1955 | 378 | — | #475 | #2,526 |
| 1954 | 383 | — | #460 | #2,292 |
| 1953 | 347 | — | #459 | #3,359 |
| 1952 | 319 | — | #477 | #2,640 |
| 1951 | 357 | — | #449 | #1,957 |
| 1950 | 330 | — | #456 | #2,092 |
| 1949 | 315 | — | #457 | #3,234 |
| 1948 | 329 | — | #454 | #1,803 |
| 1947 | 366 | — | #438 | #1,973 |
| 1946 | 271 | — | #486 | #2,374 |
| 1945 | 260 | — | #450 | #2,714 |
| 1944 | 239 | — | #483 | #1,615 |
| 1943 | 293 | — | #442 | #2,524 |
| 1942 | 284 | — | #437 | #3,487 |
| 1941 | 214 | — | #491 | #2,067 |
| 1940 | 206 | — | #487 | #2,632 |
| 1939 | 203 | — | #483 | #2,413 |
| 1938 | 194 | — | #491 | #2,444 |
| 1937 | 204 | — | #474 | #2,067 |
| 1936 | 229 | — | #444 | #1,779 |
| 1935 | 261 | — | #414 | #2,218 |
| 1934 | 228 | — | #438 | #3,214 |
| 1933 | 278 | — | #395 | #2,938 |
| 1932 | 219 | — | #458 | #2,073 |
| 1931 | 217 | — | #452 | #2,079 |
| 1930 | 191 | — | #525 | #1,523 |
| 1929 | 194 | — | #507 | #1,986 |
| 1928 | 218 | — | #499 | #1,513 |
| 1927 | 201 | — | #521 | #1,937 |
| 1926 | 170 | — | #572 | #2,165 |
| 1925 | 237 | — | #462 | #2,295 |
| 1924 | 212 | — | #519 | #1,717 |
| 1923 | 203 | — | #542 | #1,453 |
| 1922 | 198 | — | #531 | #1,747 |
| 1921 | 217 | — | #494 | #2,037 |
| 1920 | 218 | — | #490 | #1,806 |
| 1919 | 239 | — | #455 | #1,441 |
| 1918 | 248 | — | #436 | #1,980 |
| 1917 | 241 | — | #421 | #2,393 |
| 1916 | 213 | — | #450 | #2,125 |
| 1915 | 225 | — | #408 | #2,582 |
| 1914 | 216 | — | #376 | #1,755 |
| 1913 | 139 | — | #435 | #2,056 |
| 1912 | 133 | — | #412 | #2,485 |
| 1911 | 111 | — | #395 | #1,697 |
| 1910 | 87 | — | #425 | — |
| 1909 | 84 | — | #400 | — |
| 1908 | 81 | — | #407 | — |
| 1907 | 73 | — | #416 | — |
| 1906 | 64 | — | #432 | — |
| 1905 | 59 | — | #441 | — |
| 1904 | 73 | — | #391 | — |
| 1903 | 76 | — | #369 | — |
| 1902 | 64 | — | #389 | — |
| 1901 | 57 | — | #390 | — |
| 1900 | 68 | — | #406 | — |
| 1899 | 72 | — | #359 | #1,029 |
| 1898 | 61 | — | #394 | — |
| 1897 | 67 | — | #360 | — |
| 1896 | 68 | — | #368 | #1,229 |
| 1895 | 89 | — | #321 | #854 |
| 1894 | 79 | — | #327 | #1,053 |
| 1893 | 71 | — | #321 | — |
| 1892 | 76 | — | #313 | — |
| 1891 | 62 | — | #321 | — |
| 1890 | 53 | — | #353 | — |
| 1889 | 44 | — | #367 | — |
| 1888 | 49 | — | #346 | — |
| 1887 | 38 | — | #353 | — |
| 1886 | 34 | — | #370 | — |
| 1885 | 17 | — | #537 | — |
| 1884 | 23 | — | #423 | — |
| 1883 | 23 | — | #392 | — |
| 1882 | 17 | — | #455 | — |
| 1881 | 7 | — | #731 | — |
| 1880 | 10 | — | #573 | — |