Ra*
#10,546 most common boys' name of all time · #26,772 across all names · 92% male / 8% female · used 1969–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#10,546
Rank overall
#26,772 of 105,966
First appeared
1969
Years on the list
26 of 146
All-time
251
Since 2016
158
Peak year
2023 #3,751
Best rank
#3,751 2023
Girls
Boys
peak 30/yr
Ra first appears in 1969. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,222 |
| 2024 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,368 |
| 2023 | — | 30 | 30 | #3,751 |
| 2022 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,076 |
| 2021 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,730 |
| 2020 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,524 |
| 2019 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,694 |
| 2018 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,610 |
| 2017 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,148 |
| 2016 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,892 |
| 2015 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,227 |
| 2013 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,906 |
| 2010 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,883 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,292 |
| 2002 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,697 |
| 2001 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,564 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,271 |
| 1988 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,732 |
| 1986 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,207 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1976 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,303 |
| 1975 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1972 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,505 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | 5 | — |