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Rae

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What official birth registration shows about Rae: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rae: Recorded every year since 1996, its highest recorded position is #244, and it stood at #353 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #282 to #1383.200020052010201520202025#282#1383
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#823
1997#789
1998#737
1999#842
2000#1095
2001#1025
2002#1192
2003#1383
2004#1209
2005#1165
2006#1325
2007#942
2008#972
2009#1083
2010#1013
2011#915
2012#749
2013#900
2014#731
2015#708
2016#377
2017#420
2018#314
2019#334
2020#320
2021#282
2022#308
2023#352
2024#347
2025#353

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #353 among girls in England and Wales, #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #823 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #244 in Scotland in 2024.

Rae's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#353121HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#347126HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#352122HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#31126HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#308144HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#30486HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#282168HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#27307HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#320142HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#334136HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#314151HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#39594HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#420105HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#39964HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#377122HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#70856HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#73154HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#90041HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#74953HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#91539HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#101333HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#108329HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#37444HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#97232HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#94232HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#132519HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#28705HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#116521HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#120919HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#138315HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#119217HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#102520HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#109518HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#84226HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#73731HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#78929HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#82327HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#3374HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#4463HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#3614HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#4323HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#6085HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8343HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#24415HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#4786HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Rae is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Rae, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2021Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2024Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2025ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#282 in 2021
Northern Ireland2017–20244#337 in 2024
Republic of Ireland2020–20253#608 in 2025
Scotland20241#244 in 2024
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What is known about Rae

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #244 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.