Names / Boy names
Ra
Current rank
#6,358
holding steady
All-time peak
#3,781
in 2023
First recorded
1969
in U.S. data
Children named
251
since 1969
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,781 in 2023 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(rah) — Egyptian sun god; super short, super bold. It first shows up in American naming data in 1969. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 251 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.