Raymond is a distinctive choice, ranked #545 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Raymond in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#545
US Rank #379
About the Name Raymond
Raymond is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 82 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #312 in 1996 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Raymond is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #379, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Raymond
Unlikely. With around 70 UK babies named Raymond per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Raymond in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Raymond is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 82 places over the last five years to #545 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Raymond is more popular in the US (#379) than in the UK (#545). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Raymond include: Raymond Arroyo — Raymond Arroyo is an American author, journalist, and producer.; Raymond Ibrahim — Raymond Ibrahim is an American best selling author (Sword and Scimitar), translator, columnist, and a former librarian.; Raymond Cruz — Raymond Cruz is an American actor, best known for his starring role as Detective Julio Sanchez in the series The Closer and its spinoff Major Crimes, as well....
Raymond appears in the US top 500 at #379 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
70
UK babies named Raymond (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 82 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Raymond
Likely around 1 other Raymond in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Raymond
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Raymond Arroyo is an American author, journalist, and producer. In 1996, he created the EWTN news program The World Over Live and authored the Will Wilder series.
Raymond Ibrahim is an American best selling author (Sword and Scimitar), translator, columnist, and a former librarian. His focus is Arabic history and language, and current events.
Raymond Raymond was a Canadian lawyer and politician. First elected to represent the riding of Terrebonne, Quebec as a Liberal in the 1957 federal election he was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for less than a year, losing his seat in the 1958 federal election that returned a Conservative majority government.
Raymond Cruz is an American actor, best known for his starring role as Detective Julio Sanchez in the series The Closer and its spinoff Major Crimes, as well as his recurring role as drug lord Tuco Salamanca in the crime drama Breaking Bad and its prequel series Better Call Saul.
Raymond Leyris better known as Cheikh Raymond, was a renowned Algerian Jewish musician. He specialized in Andalusian music of Eastern Algeria (known as malouf) and was an expert virtuoso player (a "grand master") of oud (the Andalusian lute) and singer with an exceptional vocal range and widely respected by both Jews and Muslims and given the title of Cheikh (elder) as Cheikh Raymond with the accompanying fame and respect.