girl's name
Raymonde
ray-MOND
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 164,932
Raymonde is the French feminine of Raymond, meaning protecting counsel. Both halves are Germanic words about the duties of a leader, and the name now ranks in none of the six markets we track.
- Raymonde is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1920, when 5,670 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Raymonde over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 21,010 |
| 1910s | 33,500 |
| 1920s | 48,985 |
| 1930s | 32,740 |
| 1940s | 17,625 |
| 1950s | 8,335 |
| 1960s | 2,055 |
| 1970s | 405 |
| 1980s | 105 |
| 1990s | 50 |
| 2000s | 15 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 5 |
What Raymonde means
Raymonde means protecting counsel, or wise protector. The Germanic joins a word for advice or counsel to one meaning protection, so both halves describe what a leader owes.
Where Raymonde comes from
Raymonde is the French feminine of Raymond, from the Germanic Raginmund — ragin, counsel or advice, joined to mund, protection. The ragin is the same element in Reynold and Reginald, and it appears in the Norse Ragnarök, usually read as the fate or judgment of the gods; the mund gives Edmund and Sigmund. Raymond came to England with the Normans and was carried by counts of Toulouse and Barcelona through the crusading centuries, which is where its French weight comes from.
Raymonde in use
Raymonde peaked in France in 1920, when 5,670 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It no longer ranks in any of the six markets we track, across 164,932 lifetime births. Stable on a name that has left every chart means the decline has flattened out rather than that the name is holding a position — a distinction worth keeping in mind across our trend column.
How popular is Raymonde?
In 2022, Raymonde was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Raymonde is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Raymonde
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Raymonde also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raymonde over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Raymonde
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Raymonde in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Raymonde
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raymonde — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Raymonde
What does the name Raymonde mean?
Protecting counsel — the Germanic ragin, advice, joined to mund, protection.
Is Raymonde the feminine of Raymond?
Yes, the French feminine form.
Is it related to Ragnarök?
The first element is — ragin, counsel or judgment, is the same word.
Does Raymonde still rank?
Not in any of the six markets we track, despite a 1920 French peak of 5,670 births.
How popular is the name Raymonde?
In 2022, Raymonde was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Raymonde a girl's or a boy's name?
Raymonde is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Raymonde most popular?
Raymonde peaked in 1920, when 5,670 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Raymonde?
Raymonde is usually shortened to Ray.