The first name Rae

In 2025, 121 girls were named Rae, making it the 353rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 168 births (#282).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rae with other names.

In 2025, 171 girls born in the United States were named Rae, the 1,306th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 406 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Carly Rae Jepsen
  Canadian singer (born 1985)
• Addison Rae
  American singer (born 2000)
• Rae Dawn Chong
  Canadian-American actress, born 1961
• Valkyrae
  American video game streamer (born 1992)
• Rae Allen
  American actress (1926–2022)
• Rae Armantrout
  American poet (born 1947)
• Kylie Rae Harris
  American country singer-songwriter (1989-2019)
• Rae Morris
  British singer, born 1992
• Rae Lin D'Alie
  American basketball player, born 1987
• Rae Berger
  American actor and director (1877-1931)
• Rae Sloan Bredin
  American painter and teacher, 1881-1933
• Alec Baldwin
  American actor (born 1958)

How popular is the name Rae?

In 2025, 121 girls born in England and Wales were named Rae, ranking 353rd. Its peak was 2021, with 168 births.

Is Rae a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 96% of the 24,420 US babies named Rae since 1880 were girls.

When was Rae most popular?

1956 in the United States, when 406 babies were named Rae, its highest rank at 455th.

How do you pronounce Rae?

Rae is /ɹeɪ/, one syllable.

Is Rae also a surname?

Yes. Rae is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.