The baby name Raby is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈreɪ.bi/ (RAY-bee).
Raby is English in Origin.
The baby name Raby is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈreɪ.bi/ (RAY-bee).
Raby is English in Origin.
Raby is a rare unisex given name derived from an English surname and place‑name. It comes from Old Norse elements rá (boundary, marker) + býr (farmstead, village), brought to northern England by Viking settlers; thus it means “boundary farm/settlement.” The name survives in the villages of Raby (Wirral, Merseyside) and Raby (County Durham), the latter famed for Raby Castle.
As a first name, Raby appears from the 19th century onward in Britain and later the United States, following the surname‑as‑given‑name pattern. Its historical resonance includes the peerage title Baron Raby, later associated with the Wentworth earls of Strafford, and ties to the powerful Neville family of Raby. Variant spellings include Rabey and Rabie; Ray works as a nickname. Note that similar forms like Rabi/Rabee (Arabic “spring”) or Rabbie (Scots for Robert) are etymologically separate.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #109 | 6 | 5,459 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #385 | 5 | 7,057 |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #390 | 5 | 3,215 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #407 | 6 | 6,387 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #505 | 11 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #529 | 12 | 11,671 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #552 | 8 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #570 | 6 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #703 | 26 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #811 | 19 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #815 | 72 | 15,035 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #820 | 7 | 15,093 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #830 | 130 | 14,742 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #925 | 11 | 25,931 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #982 | 13 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 11 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,092 | 37 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,401 | 46 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,438 | 34 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,588 | 27 | 28,008 |
Raby is popular in 53 countries — most recent births per country:
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