boy's name
Raym
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 47
Raym is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2023, when 9 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 65,867 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2020.
Raym over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2020s (to 2025) | 37 |
How popular is Raym?
In 2025, Raym was given to 8 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Raym is used
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Raym
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Raym also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raym over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Raym
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raym — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Raym
How popular is the name Raym?
In 2025, Raym was given to 8 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Raym a girl's or a boy's name?
Raym is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Raym most popular?
Raym peaked in 2023, when 9 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Raym a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raym currently ranks #2,675 in England and Wales. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.