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Ra

/ˈɹɑ/ · 92% boys · 14 born in 2025

Ra has been given to about 251 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹɑ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 243
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 30
  • Born in 202514
  • All time251

How popular is Ra?

Its best year was 2023, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 3781st. The typical living American called Ra is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Ra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ira0.68
  2. Ray0.65
  3. Ara0.68
  4. Ezra0.55
  5. Ryan0.53
  6. Ralph0.51
  7. Andra0.47
  8. Randy0.45

Middle names for Ra

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ra Thomas0.80
  2. Ra Cole0.79
  3. Ra Miles0.79
  4. Ra Wilder0.78
  5. Ra James0.77
  6. Ra John0.61

Sibling names for Ra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.84
  2. Elowensister · 0.84
  3. Kaisenbrother · 0.84
  4. Azaiahbrother · 0.84
  5. Lakelynsister · 0.83
  6. Alaiyasister · 0.83

Where Ra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ra Wilson0.75
    2. Ra Williams0.75
    3. Ra Turner0.75
    4. Ra Torres0.75
    5. Ra Thompson0.75
    6. Ra Thomas0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ra

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.