How Many People Are Named Ra?
An estimated 231 people in the United States have the first name Ra. It is predominantly male (91.5%). The average bearer is 16 years old, and Ra peaked in popularity in 2023 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ra as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
231
About 1 in 1,483,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
91.5% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2023
29 births
Total Registered
236
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ra
Ra is predominantly male (91.5%), though 20 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ra as a male name
Ranked #7,591 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (29 births)
Ra as a female name
Ranked #19,176 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 1969 (5 births)
Ra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ra span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 85 babies were registered. Ra remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ra by Decade
How has Ra tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ra by State
Ra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ra
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ra?
We estimate approximately 231 people named Ra are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,483,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Ra a common name?
Ra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 236 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ra most popular?
Ra reached peak popularity in 2023, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ra is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ra a male name?
Ra is predominantly male. 91.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ra Smith, Ra Johnson, Ra Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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