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Raygen
Pronounced RAY-gen /ˈreɪ.ɡən/Medium
Meaning: Raygen is a phonetic, ray-forward respelling of Reagan, an Irish surname from O Riagain, traditionally read as 'little king'. The spelling foregrounds the sunny 'ray' sound and marks it as a twenty-first-century girl's name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Raygen is a modern respelling of Reagan, the Irish surname from O Riagain, usually glossed 'little king'. As Reagan crossed over to girls in the twenty-first century, spellings like Raygen and Raygan bloomed.
It stayed uncommon, peaking in the mid-two-thousands as the surname-name trend surged for girls. It reads as fresh, bright and firmly of its decade.
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What does the name Raygen mean?
Raygen is a respelling of Reagan, from an Irish surname meaning 'little king'.
How do you pronounce Raygen?
It's said RAY-gen /ˈreɪ.ɡən/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Raygen a boy or girl name?
Raygen is used here as a girl's name, part of Reagan's crossover to girls.
How popular is Raygen?
Raygen is uncommon in the U.S., seen most in the mid-two-thousands.