First Name RAYE

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • RAYE is ranked as the 3993rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,482.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.09 people named RAYE for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 58% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named RAYE is 1,694.
  • The SSA data also shows that RAYE is used as a girl's name 87% of the time.

First Names RAYE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,482 +/-6.0%
  • National Rank 3,993
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,694
  • National Rank 6,300
  • Percentile Rank 93.19%
  • Proportion/100k 0.53

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name RAYE is 78.3% White, 3.8% Hispanic origin, 13.6% Black, 2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name RAYE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name RAYE is included in the following name categories:
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name RAYE

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.3% 63.9% 14.4%
Hispanic origin 3.8% 16.3% -12.5%
Black 13.6% 12.3% 1.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.1% 4.9% -2.8%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named RAYE is Texas where 574 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named RAYE, as 6.49 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Alaska is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 73 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names RAYE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 99 0.77 91.2% Indiana 22 0.33 79.1% Iowa 27 0.88 86.8% Kansas 49 1.7 83.8% Michigan 72 0.73 93.9% Minnesota 36 0.66 89.4% Missouri 60 2 88.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 16 2.17 62.8% Ohio 99 0.85 91.7% South Dakota 9 1.04 43.5% Wisconsin 47 0.81 90.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name RAYE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 99 0.77 91.2%
Indiana 22 0.33 79.1%
Iowa 27 0.88 86.8%
Kansas 49 1.7 83.8%
Michigan 72 0.73 93.9%
Minnesota 36 0.66 89.4%
Missouri 60 2 88.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 16 2.17 62.8%
Ohio 99 0.85 91.7%
South Dakota 9 1.04 43.5%
Wisconsin 47 0.81 90.5%
West State Statistics First-Names RAYE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 74.5% Arizona 34 0.5 78.3% California 460 1.19 96.5% Colorado 34 0.63 80.8% Hawaii 18 1.27 75.3% Idaho 23 1.43 72.7% Montana 8 0.77 44.3% Nevada 18 0.65 68.4% New Mexico 10 0.47 44.4% Oregon 22 0.55 73.9% Utah 8 0.28 44.0% Washington 72 1.03 91.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name RAYE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 74.5%
Arizona 34 0.5 78.3%
California 460 1.19 96.5%
Colorado 34 0.63 80.8%
Hawaii 18 1.27 75.3%
Idaho 23 1.43 72.7%
Montana 8 0.77 44.3%
Nevada 18 0.65 68.4%
New Mexico 10 0.47 44.4%
Oregon 22 0.55 73.9%
Utah 8 0.28 44.0%
Washington 72 1.03 91.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names RAYE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 84.6% Maine 10 0.77 43.0% Massachusetts 12 0.18 41.8% New Hampshire 28 2.11 76.5% New Jersey 63 0.7 85.6% New York 113 0.57 93.4% Pennsylvania 55 0.43 88.2% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 42.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name RAYE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 84.6%
Maine 10 0.77 43.0%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 41.8%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 76.5%
New Jersey 63 0.7 85.6%
New York 113 0.57 93.4%
Pennsylvania 55 0.43 88.2%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 42.1%
South State Statistics First-Names RAYE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 52 1.07 88.1% Arkansas 58 1.94 87.1% Delaware 7 0.76 69.8% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 218 1.09 96.4% Georgia 82 0.82 91.2% Kentucky 58 1.32 87.2% Louisiana 74 1.58 89.0% Maryland 57 0.96 89.8% Mississippi 60 2 88.0% North Carolina 185 1.86 96.1% Oklahoma 100 2.57 89.9% South Carolina 49 1.02 87.1% Tennessee 52 0.79 88.8% Texas 574 2.13 97.6% Virginia 92 1.1 91.2% West Virginia 18 0.98 66.9%

South States
State stats for the first name RAYE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 52 1.07 88.1%
Arkansas 58 1.94 87.1%
Delaware 7 0.76 69.8%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 218 1.09 96.4%
Georgia 82 0.82 91.2%
Kentucky 58 1.32 87.2%
Louisiana 74 1.58 89.0%
Maryland 57 0.96 89.8%
Mississippi 60 2 88.0%
North Carolina 185 1.86 96.1%
Oklahoma 100 2.57 89.9%
South Carolina 49 1.02 87.1%
Tennessee 52 0.79 88.8%
Texas 574 2.13 97.6%
Virginia 92 1.1 91.2%
West Virginia 18 0.98 66.9%
 

Full Names with RAYE as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have RAYE as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named RAYE.

The most popular full name is RAYE Hall. 0.93% of all the people named RAYE have this family name.

There are 634 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name RAYE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 RAYE Hall 0.93%
2 RAYE Bailey 0.67%
3 RAYE Brown 0.67%
4 RAYE Jackson 0.67%
5 RAYE Thomas 0.67%
6 RAYE Williams 0.67%
7 RAYE Harris 0.53%
8 RAYE Johnson 0.53%
9 RAYE Kelly 0.53%
10 RAYE Lee 0.53%
11 RAYE Morris 0.53%
12 RAYE Robinson 0.53%
13 RAYE Smith 0.53%
14 RAYE White 0.53%
15 RAYE Allen 0.40%
16 RAYE Anderson 0.40%
17 RAYE Hibbard 0.40%
18 RAYE Hill 0.40%
19 RAYE Phillips 0.40%
20 RAYE Richter 0.40%