Recorded 1970–2018 Unisex name Peak 2009 67 births

Rayme — unisex name

67 babies named Rayme in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s111990s112000s122010s11
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Rayme was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rayme in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayme

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Rayme between 1970 and 2018, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rayme currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Rayme is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 26 additional births since 1961.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayme performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rayme shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayme 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 67 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.

Rayme at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

67

Since 1970

49 years of records

Peak year

2009

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1970

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2018

Rayme popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1970

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2009)
7
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201820162009200019941990198419801978197719711970 5

Rayme popularity over time — boys

26 total births recorded since 1961 (Rayme as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
4.555.566.5 19791975196819671961 5

Rayme by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 33% of Rayme's all-time total
1970s221980s111990s112000s122010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayme?
67 babies have been named Rayme since 1970. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2009 with 7 births.
When was Rayme most popular?
Rayme was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Is Rayme a unisex name?
Yes, Rayme is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 67 births, and as a boy's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Rayme been used?
Rayme has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 49 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Rayme?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rayna, Rayne, Raya, Ray, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1970–2018 (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.