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How popular is the name Rayon?

Births per year, rank history and how many Rayons are alive today.

Rayon (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2023 (ranked 4992nd); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 2002, when 6 babies were given the name, the 2005th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2018, with 6 babies given the name that year.

The Rayon you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old - or else around 12: the name has two living generations. Half of all Rayons born in England and Wales are between 11 and 31, and there are at least 120 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Rayon - on average, only one in every 2,525 such rooms contains a Rayon.

How many babies are named Rayon each year?

0246200020201996: 52002: 62003: 52005: 52006: 32008: 52009: 32011: 32013: 52014: 42015: 32018: 62021: 32022: 42023: 3actual

Where does Rayon rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 2,0202002: ranked 2,0052003: ranked 2,4702005: ranked 2,7542006: ranked 4,0522008: ranked 3,1582009: ranked 4,5272011: ranked 4,6472013: ranked 3,3152014: ranked 3,8952015: ranked 4,7472018: ranked 3,0112021: ranked 4,7892022: ranked 4,0022023: ranked 4,992

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Rayon per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2023, peaking at about 6 in 2002
Rayon: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2023. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Rayon most popular?

Rayon peaked in 2002, when 6 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Rayon?

At least 120 people named Rayon born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Rayon?

Most living Rayons are between 11 and 31; the most common age is about 31. There is a second cluster around 12.

Is Rayon becoming more or less popular?

Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.






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