Raymond
Raymond is a male given name of Germanic origin. It was borrowed into English from French. It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ (Raginmund) or ᚱᛖᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ (Reginmund). Ragin (Gothic) and regin meant "counsel". The Old High German mund originally meant "hand", but came to mean "protection". This etymology suggests that the name originated in the Early Middle Ages, possibly from Latin.
Meaning & Origin of Raymond
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raymond is a male given name of Germanic origin. It was borrowed into English from French. It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ (Raginmund) or ᚱᛖᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ (Reginmund). Ragin (Gothic) and regin meant "counsel". The Old High German mund originally meant "hand", but came to mean "protection". This etymology suggests that the name originated in the Early Middle Ages, possibly from Latin.
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The Story of Raymond
Raymond first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 165 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 12,872 Raymonds were born — ranking #15 that year. As of 2026, Raymond ranks #394 for baby boys with 820 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 781K Raymonds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Raymond
Raymond is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 781K births in the dataset. Raymond's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #14. Use the chart and map above to compare Raymond'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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