Boys' name · since 1880
Raymond
779,794 babies named Raymond in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #42 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #394 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 779,794
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raymond is the #394 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 779,794 recorded since 1880.
Raymond has 779,794 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #394 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #42 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #394 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 779,794 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raymond ranks #42 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #394 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 779,794 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #42 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #394 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 779,794
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Raymond's 779,794 recorded births place it above 99.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Raymond compares
779,794 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Raymond's all-time total is 2,113x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raymond | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 779,794 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12,873 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raymond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raymond's full recorded timeline at 1953, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 165 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 12,873 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raymond popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 12,873
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Raymond popularity over time - girls
3,517 total births recorded since 1896 (Raymond as girls' name)
Raymond by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (124,212 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Raymond's strongest decade.
124,212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Raymond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 3,135
1880s
3,135 births
- 1890s 7,572
1890s
7,572 births
- 1900s 11,650
1900s
11,650 births
- 1910s
1910s
71,820 births
- 1920s
1920s
124,212 births
- 1930s
1930s
99,585 births
- 1940s
1940s
109,076 births
- 1950s
1950s
108,928 births
- 1960s
1960s
81,793 births
- 1970s 49,332
1970s
49,332 births
- 1980s 41,504
1980s
41,504 births
- 1990s 31,721
1990s
31,721 births
- 2000s 20,460
2000s
20,460 births
- 2010s 13,406
2010s
13,406 births
- 2020s 5,600
2020s
5,600 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 124,212 births (16% of all-time use).
How Raymond 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 Raymond's total volume
Raymond by state
Where Raymond concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 74,992 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 62,512 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 58,239 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 45,507 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 39,513 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 39,483 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 32,152 | 4.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 28,403 | 3.6% |
74,992 of 779,794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Raymond appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Raymond's data
- Raymond's decade-level peak was the 1920s (124,212 total births); usage has since declined to 5,600 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Raymonds (74,992 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Raymond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Raymond 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.