as a First Name
Mainly Australian: probably originally a short form of Rachel, but now generally taken as a feminine form of Ray or Raymond, or simply a derivative of ray meaning ‘sunbeam’. In some cases it may be a transferred use of the Scottish surname Rae, originally either a short form of MacRae (from a Gaelic personal name meaning ‘son of grace’) or a nickname from the roebuck. It is often used in combinations such as Rae Ellen and Mary Rae.
| 1,131st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 26,655
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Wyoming
- has the most people named Rae per capita
- 1933
- marked the height of its popularity
99.97%
0.03%
50%
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55+
41%
30-54
30-54
6%
13-29
13-29
3%
0-12
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