Raygen
A modern coined name possibly relating to rays of light or sun rays.
Name Census estimates that about 629 living Americans carry the first name Raygen. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 88.7% of registrations being female. The average person named Raygen today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Raygen births was 2009 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Raygen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
629
~ 1 in 544,919 Americans
Peak year
2009
42 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2021 SSA rank
#13,637
Tracked since 1977
Census
Raygen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 555 people with the first name Raygen, which placed it at #19,209 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,209
National first-name rank
People counted
555
555 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
76.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Raygen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Raygen is White at 76.8%. The next largest groups are Black (12.4%) and Hispanic (4.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Raygen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Raygen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White76.8% · 426
- Black or African American12.4% · 69
- Hispanic or Latino4.5% · 25
- Two or more races4.5% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Raygen
Raygen leans heavily female at 88.7% of total registrations, but 72 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Raygen as a male name
- Ranked #13,637 in 2021
- 5 male births in 2021
- Peak: 2014 (9 births)
Raygen as a female name
- Ranked #14,777 in 2023
- 6 female births in 2023
- Peak: 2006 (38 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Raygen leans strongly female. 471 people counted with this name were female (85.2%), compared with 82 male bearers (14.8%).
Popularity
Raygen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Raygen from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 318 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Raygen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Raygen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Raygens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Raygen
The given name Raygen is a relatively modern invention, likely created as a combination of the names Ray and Gen. It does not have a direct origin from any particular language or culture, but rather seems to be a creative blending of two common English names.
The name Ray has its roots in the Old French "raie" and the English "rae," meaning "beam of light." It was originally a surname but gained popularity as a given name in the 20th century. The name Gen, on the other hand, is a shortened form of names like Genevieve or Geneva, which have French origins and mean "white wave" or "juniper," respectively.
There are no known historical references or mentions of the name Raygen in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records. This is likely due to its modern creation and lack of a direct linguistic or cultural origin.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Raygen are relatively recent, with the first known usage dating back to the late 20th century or early 21st century. As a unique and modern name, there are no famous historical figures or notable individuals from earlier eras who bore this name.
However, here are five individuals who have been named Raygen in more recent times:
1. Raygen Jayden, an American social media influencer and content creator, born in 1998.
2. Raygen Michaels, an Australian actress and model, born in 1992.
3. Raygen Pearson, an American artist and fashion designer, born in 1985.
4. Raygen Summers, an American singer-songwriter, born in 1990.
5. Raygen Taylor, a Canadian professional basketball player, born in 1993.
It's worth noting that due to the name's recent origin and lack of historical data, these examples may be limited or subject to change as more information becomes available.
People
Raygen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Raygen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Raygen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raygen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 629 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Raygen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 544,919 US residents.
Is Raygen a common name?
We classify Raygen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 636 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Raygen most popular?
The single biggest year for Raygen was 2009, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Raygen is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Raygen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 555 people with the name Raygen, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,209 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Raygen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Raygen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Raygen leans strongly female. 471 people counted with this name were female (85.2%), compared with 82 male bearers (14.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Raygen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Raygen is White at 76.8%. The next largest groups are Black (12.4%) and Hispanic (4.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Raygen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Raygen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.8% (426 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Raygen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Raygen a female name?
Yes, 88.7% of people registered as Raygen in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Raygen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Raygen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Raygen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Raygen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.