The exact specialist given-name entry supplies this gloss. It is a linguistic or naming interpretation in the documented tradition, not a claim about a bearer’s personality, status, or beliefs. Other possible traditions require their own evidence.
Origin
Arabic name tradition
The specialist exact-name entry identifies Arabic given-name use. This records the documented name tradition rather than assigning ancestry, ethnicity, or religion to a bearer. No deeper derivation or universal gender rule is asserted.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2021
Boys
5
2812
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Boys
5 (rounded to 5)
6563
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Boys
49
716
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Boys
8
8910
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Meaning: Leader or head (documented Arabic name tradition)
Checked against cited source
The exact specialist given-name entry supplies this gloss. It is a linguistic or naming interpretation in the documented tradition, not a claim about a bearer’s personality, status, or beliefs. Other possible traditions require their own evidence. Credit: QuranicNames.com. Rare Baby Names condensed the factual name gloss and qualified its scope; original source rights retained. No source audio reused.
The specialist exact-name entry identifies Arabic given-name use. This records the documented name tradition rather than assigning ancestry, ethnicity, or religion to a bearer. No deeper derivation or universal gender rule is asserted. Credit: QuranicNames.com. Rare Baby Names condensed the factual name gloss and qualified its scope; original source rights retained. No source audio reused.
The exact Raees entry explicitly lists this spelling under alternate spellings. This is the source’s documented spelling relationship, not a nickname claim or a guarantee of identical preferred pronunciation. Separate birth statistics are retained. Credit: QuranicNames.com. Rare Baby Names condensed the factual name gloss and qualified its scope; original source rights retained. No source audio reused.
The exact Raees entry explicitly lists this spelling under alternate spellings. This is the source’s documented spelling relationship, not a nickname claim or a guarantee of identical preferred pronunciation. Separate birth statistics are retained. Credit: QuranicNames.com. Rare Baby Names condensed the factual name gloss and qualified its scope; original source rights retained. No source audio reused.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.