Rai
The Story of Rai
As a girl name
Rai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1952, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 15 Rais were born — ranking #7,280 that year. As of 2026, Rai ranks #10,241 for girls with 9 births, rising sharply (+60% over the past five years). In total, more than 136 Rais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 36 Rais were born — ranking #3,290 that year. As of 2026, Rai ranks #3,344 for boys with 36 births, rising sharply (+120% over the past five years). In total, more than 420 Rais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rai
Rai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 420 births in the dataset. Rai's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,290. Use the chart and map above to compare Rai'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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