The baby name Rake is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /reɪk/ (RAYK).
Rake is English in Origin.
The baby name Rake is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /reɪk/ (RAYK).
Rake is English in Origin.
Rake is an English word-name and surname adopted as a modern given name. Its core etymology traces to Old English raca, "rake" (a gathering tool), from Proto-Germanic *rako, related to the verb to rake, "to gather or scrape together." As a medieval surname it could identify an occupation (a raker of hay or street-sweeper) or derive from northern Middle English rake, "track, mountain pass, or ore-vein," behind several English place-names.
From the 17th to 18th centuries, rake also meant a libertine (short for rakehell), a literary type immortalized in Hogarth's A Rake's Progress - an allusion some parents may note. As a given name, Rake remains rare but fits the brisk, consonant-led style of Blake, Drake, and Rafe. Meanings commonly cited include "rake; gatherer; one who collects." Variants and related surnames include Raike, Raker, Rakes, and Raikes; Rakey appears as a pet form.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| CR | 0 | #163 | 3 | 5,526 | |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #276 | 14 | 6,578 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #402 | 5 | 8,413 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #438 | 8 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #467 | 66 | 11,342 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #514 | 5 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #711 | 18 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #882 | 102 | 5,561 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 6 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #934 | 10 | 14,861 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #979 | 23 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 114 | 17,781 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,601 | 14 | 28,008 |
Rake is popular in 47 countries — most recent births per country:
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