Boys' name · since 1960
Rayce
1,413 babies named Rayce in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,877 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,413
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayce currently ranks #3877 among boys' names in America, with 1,413 babies recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayce has been recorded 1,413 times among boys since 1960, currently ranked #3877 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #4,121 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,877 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,413 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayce ranks #4,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,877 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,413 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,877 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,413
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayce's 1,413 recorded births place it above 90.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rayce compares
1,413 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rayce's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayce | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,413 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rayce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rayce splits its recorded history at 2002: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 86 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rayce popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Rayce popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2003 (Rayce as girls' name)
Rayce by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (444 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Rayce's strongest decade.
444 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Rayce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
278 births
- 2000s
2000s
444 births
- 2010s
2010s
444 births
- 2020s 145
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 444 births (31% of all-time use).
How Rayce compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rayce's total volume
Rayce by state
Where Rayce concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 86 | 6.1% |
| #2 | California | | 26 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Idaho | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Utah | | 5 | 0.4% |
86 of 1,413 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Rayce appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayce's data
- Rayce's decade-level peak was the 2000s (444 total births); usage has since declined to 145 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rayces (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rayce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rayce draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.