Rae Forename
17,403rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 53,713 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand
Rae Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: A roe.
Rae Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95% | 32,483 | 1:11,161 | 1,156 |
| Canada | 100% | 6,875 | 1:4,819 | 751 |
| New Zealand | - | 3,810 | 1:1,191 | 281 |
| Australia | - | 2,918 | 1:4,680 | 634 |
| England | 95% | 2,246 | 1:24,756 | 1,456 |
| Philippines | 53% | 1,497 | 1:70,815 | 4,501 |
| Indonesia | - | 723 | 1:356,796 | 29,602 |
| South Africa | 89% | 683 | 1:79,843 | 7,008 |
| Scotland | 98% | 619 | 1:8,644 | 649 |
| India | 78% | 201 | 1:6,044,169 | 216,479 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 199 | 1:976,672 | 17,427 |
| China | - | 188 | 1:7,266,254 | 59,383 |
| Thailand | 68% | 163 | 1:429,852 | 21,441 |
| Wales | 100% | 140 | 1:22,102 | 1,171 |
| Jamaica | - | 128 | 1:22,525 | 1,776 |
| Ireland | 100% | 97 | 1:47,871 | 1,594 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 79 | 1:17,233 | 2,156 |
| Singapore | 83% | 55 | 1:114,310 | 7,597 |
| South Korea | - | 49 | 1:113,151 | 5,503 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69% | 37 | 1:220,333 | 18,590 |
| Germany | 100% | 35 | 1:2,762,225 | 14,049 |
| Malaysia | 65% | 35 | 1:869,998 | 32,096 |
| Iran | - | 30 | 1:2,616,562 | 14,138 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 29 | 1:819,644 | 35,170 |
| Argentina | 63% | 28 | 1:1,527,616 | 6,532 |
| Hong Kong | - | 26 | 1:298,182 | 3,645 |
| Finland | 62% | 23 | 1:238,399 | 3,800 |
| Brazil | - | 21 | 1:10,201,722 | 125,264 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 20 | 1:845,104 | 15,840 |
| Guyana | 100% | 18 | 1:42,403 | 4,175 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 15 | 1:122,876 | 1,568 |
| Mexico | 80% | 15 | 1:8,276,295 | 27,186 |
| Guam | - | 14 | 1:11,475 | 1,503 |
| Zimbabwe | 60% | 12 | 1:1,285,318 | 41,030 |
| Chile | 56% | 10 | 1:1,760,721 | 12,680 |
| Japan | - | 10 | 1:12,798,606 | 38,248 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 10 | 1:10,975 | 1,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Israel | - | 6 | 1:1,400,486 | 16,782 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 6 | 1:5,033,649 | 67,876 |
| France | - | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Jersey | - | 5 | 1:19,996 | 1,220 |
| Saint Lucia | 67% | 5 | 1:35,563 | 3,018 |
| Grenada | 100% | 4 | 1:27,031 | 2,323 |
| Liberia | 50% | 4 | 1:1,103,015 | 25,024 |
| Niger | 75% | 4 | 1:4,795,998 | 43,246 |
| Norway | 100% | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Palau | - | 4 | 1:5,428 | 88 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 4 | 1:1,809,201 | 8,869 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Barbados | - | 3 | 1:96,596 | 2,324 |
| Cook Islands | - | 3 | 1:6,051 | 772 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 3 | 1:37,193 | 3,592 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Nauru | 100% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Italy | 86% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Raé (19), Raè (11) & Ráé (1) are calculated separately.
Rae (40,877) may also be a surname.
Rae Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: A roe.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Rae Forename Popularity
Rae Demographics
Rae Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 2 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Rae Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rae in the Russian language | ||
| Рае | rae | - |
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