Rayfield
Rayfield is an English surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Rayfield
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rayfield is an English surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Rayfield
Rayfield first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1896, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1949, when 43 Rayfields were born — ranking #1,072 that year. As of 2026, Rayfield ranks #10,667 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Rayfields have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Rayfield
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Dan Rayfield (born 1979), American politician from Oregon
- Donald Rayfield (born 1942), British professor and writer
- Emily Rayfield , British palaeontologist
- Gordon Rayfield , American television writer
- John M. Rayfield (1926–2010), American politician from North Carolina
- Lee Rayfield (born 1955), Anglican Bishop of Swindon
- Wallace Rayfield (1874–1941), African American architect
- Walter Leigh Rayfield (1881–1949), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Names that sound like Rayfield
Phonetically similar names — useful when Rayfield is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ruffled
- Refilled
- Rifled
- Raffled
- Refold
- Riffled
- Hayfield
- Revealed
- Ridgefield
- Redfield
- Rafle
- Richfield
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Rayfield
Rayfield is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Rayfield's peak popularity came in 1949 when it ranked #1,072. Use the chart and map above to compare Rayfield'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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