Over the past 110 years, 5 boys and 14 540 girls have been named Rae. The name Rae ranks 12304th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Rae in 1944. The peak of popularity of the name Rae came in the 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.