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What does Rae mean?
Rae 
as a girls' name (also used less commonly as boys' name Rae) is pronounced ray. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Rae is "ewe". Short form of Rachel or a feminine form of Ray. Also used as a prefix in blended and compound names. See also Rayann. Actress Rae Dawn Chong. Also form of Ramona.
STARTS WITH Rae-
ASSOCIATED WITH dawn
Variations
VARIANTS Raeann, Raeanna, Raeanne, Raedell, Raedine, Raelaine, Raelani, Raelee, Raeleen, Raelena, Raelene, Raelina, Raella, Raelyn▲, Raelynn▲, Raelynne, Raenisha, Ray▼, Raye, Rayette, Raylene, Raylina, Rayma, Rayna▲, Raynelle, Rayona
OTHER FORMS VIA RACHEL, RAY, RAYANN Rahel, Rahil, Rakel, Raquel▼, Rayla
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rae Makenna (R.M.), ..
How popular is Rae?
Rae is a very popular first name for women (#751 out of 4276, Top 18%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#6490 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Rae reached its top rank of #345 in the U.S. in the 1890s, and is presently at #1122. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Rae (#1122 VIA LATEST LIST) are Raelynn (#115), Rachel (#198), Raelyn (#327), Rayna (#701), Ramona (#835), Raquel (#932), Raeann, Raelee, Raelene, Ray, Raye, Raylene and Rayma. Other forms, like Rahel, are uncommon. These forms of Rae were popular as birth names in 1996 (ADOPTION OF 1%) and are now much less popular (ADOPTION 0.4%, ▼63%), with versions like Rachel going out of style. Raelynn, Raelyn and Rayna are three of the more chic birth names here.
Similar Names
Rae is pronounced similarly to Raya▲, Rea, Ree, Rei, Rey, Reya, Rhae, Rhaya, Rhea▲, Rhia, Ria▼, Rie, Roya, Rue, Rui and Rye. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Fae, Gae, Jae and Mae▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Rae.
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