Narai
King Narai the Great, or Ramathibodi III, was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty. He was the king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1656 to 1688 and arguably the most famous king of the Prasat Thong dynasty.
Meaning & Origin of Narai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
King Narai the Great, or Ramathibodi III, was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty. He was the king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1656 to 1688 and arguably the most famous king of the Prasat Thong dynasty.
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The Story of Narai
Narai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2000, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 12 Narais were born — ranking #8,407 that year. As of 2026, Narai ranks #8,407 for baby girls with 12 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Narais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Narai
Narai is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Narai's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #8,407. Use the chart and map above to compare Narai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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