Raygen
Feminine · “a spelling of Reagan”
Raygen is given to both — 564 girls and 72 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Raygen is Reagan spelled as it sounds, split into Ray and gen. It has been given mostly to girls, with a real minority of boys, and it has a bright, modern ring.
How old is the name Raygen?
Raygen first appears in US birth records in 1977 — 48 years ago. The typical Raygen alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 600 people named Raygen are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Raygen most popular?
Raygen peaked in 2006, reaching #3919 nationally. See the whole 2006 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Ó Riagáin to Raygen
The story of Raygen
Reagan was an Irish surname before it was an American first name, and as a first name it was given at first mostly to boys. It then swung toward girls, as many surnames ending in -an and -en did, and families wrote it in new ways: Raegan, Reagen, Raygen. This spelling divides the name into two familiar pieces, Ray and gen, so that nobody reads the ea as in reach. Boys still carry it too, a remnant of the name's first road.
Meaningscholars disagree
a spelling of Reagan, an Irish surname
Reagan comes from the Irish surname Ó Riagáin, whose meaning is uncertain; readings such as little king and impulsive have both been proposed. Raygen is a spelling by ear and carries no separate meaning.
How the name formed
- Ó Riagáin
- Reagan
- Raygen
Related forms: Ó Riagáin · Reagan
Pronouncing Raygen
RAY-gun
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Raygen
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1977
- Most girls named
- 200638 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3919reached in 2006
- Change vs 2022
- 0.0%6 in 2023, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Raygen in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ó Riagáin in Irish — related form
- Reagan in English — spelling variant
Raygens among us
people named Raygen are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Raygen sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is easy to say and spells its sound plainly.
- Ray and Rae give short forms for either a girl or a boy.
- People will write Reagan and may connect it with the president.
- It sounds like ray gun, which some children will notice.
- Most children given it are girls; a boy named Raygen may be taken for a girl on paper.
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Frequently asked
- How many Raygens are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Raygen are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Raygen in 2025?
- Raygen is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Raygen with classmates?
- Raygen will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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