Boys' name · peaked in 1919
Raymond name popularity since 1925
626,254 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Raymond. Half of them were born in 1953 or earlier, so the typical Raymond is about 73 years old in 2026. Raymond peaked in 1919 as the #14 name for boys, and it ranked #395 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 626,254
- Named Raymond, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1919
- #14 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #395
- for boys in 2025 (807 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 2,937 girls · 623,317 boys
- Most popular in
- Rhode Island
- 3.18× its national share
Peak year is the year Raymond made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Raymond births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1926. Measured as a share of all babies, Raymond peaked earlier, in 1919.
Decade by decade
Babies named Raymond in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 401 | 61,912 | – |
| 1930s | 480 | 99,585 | #17 |
| 1940s | 376 | 109,076 | #23 |
| 1950s | 370 | 108,928 | #36 |
| 1960s | 442 | 81,793 | #45 |
| 1970s | 423 | 49,332 | #63 |
| 1980s | 302 | 41,504 | #75 |
| 1990s | 117 | 31,721 | #124 |
| 2000s | 26 | 20,460 | #196 |
| 2010s | 0 | 13,406 | #260 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 5,600 | #395 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.3% of babies named Raymond from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Raymond is most popular
The index compares Raymond's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Raymond.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 3.18× | 7,096 |
| Vermont | 2.21× | 2,322 |
| Maine | 1.87× | 5,042 |
| New Hampshire | 1.79× | 3,548 |
| Connecticut | 1.67× | 11,396 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Raymond's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Raymond.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Raymond (1919).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data