How Many People Are Named Ras?
An estimated 175 people in the United States have the first name Ras. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Ras peaked in popularity in 1915 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ras 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 Ras paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
175
About 1 in 1,958,596 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1915
12 births
Total Registered
396
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ras
Ras is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 396 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ras as a male name
Ranked #13,701 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1915 (12 births)
Ras: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ras span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 76 babies were registered. Ras has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ras by Decade
How has Ras 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.
Ras by State
Ras + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ras as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ras
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ras: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ras?
We estimate approximately 175 people named Ras 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 1,958,596 Americans share this first name.
Is Ras a common name?
Ras is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 396 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ras most popular?
Ras reached peak popularity in 1915, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ras is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ras a male name?
Ras is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ras Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ras Smith, Ras Johnson, Ras 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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