Total births
16
Recorded 1920–1924 Boys' name Peak 1924 16 births
Raby — boys' name
16 babies named Raby in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Raby was born in this single decade.
1924
Single peak year
6 babies were named Raby in 1924 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Raby
The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Raby between 1920 and 1924, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raby currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Raby performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Raby in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Raby at a glance
Last recorded 1924Peak year
1924
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Raby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1920
- Peak year (1924)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Raby by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 16 births that decade — 100% of Raby's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Raby? ▼
16 babies have been named Raby since 1920. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1924 with 6 births.
When was Raby most popular? ▼
Raby was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Raby been used? ▼
Raby has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 5 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Raby? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rabon, Raburn, Rabih, Rabun, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Raby
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Raburn Boy
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Rabih Boy
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Rabun Boy
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Rabi Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1924 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.