babyNamedRaïs
“chief, captain”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,290th
- births in 2023–2025
- 90
- babies born in France
- 1 in 21,277
- +4.6% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2019
Meaning and origin of Raïs
Raïs is thought to mean “chief, captain” and is of Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Raïs in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2019.
- Over recent years, Raïs has been rising (+4.6% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Raïs every 69 schools, all spellings combined.
Raïs in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 137,725
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), United States, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Raïs and Rais are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Rais5
- Raïss10
- Rays5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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