Raymond

German

"wise protector"

Raymond Origin and Meaning

The name Raymond is a boy's name of German origin meaning "wise protector".

Now that the show has gone into reruns, does anybody still love Raymond? Though it's been long dormant, some parents, including Jack Nicholson, are finding its cool name component, largely through the nickname Ray.

Raymond was introduced into England by the Normans and was a favorite in the time of the Crusades. Raymond was a Top 20 name in 1900, and continued to be popular through the era of Raymond Chandler and Raymond Burr and Raymond Massey. More recently there was the eminent short story writer Raymond Carver.

Some livelier Raymond relatives: the Latinate Ramon and Raimundo, the Irish Reamonn (with nickname Rea) and the surname Redmond.

Bottom line: Raymond is a new member of the Geek Chic contingent, on the heels of nickname Ray.

Raymond Rank in US Top 1000

# 379 in the US

Raymond Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 451 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Raymond

• 379 US 2024
• 451 Nameberry 2025
• 594 Future 2028
• 548 England 2024

20 Names Similar to Raymond

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• Douglas
• Gregory
• Martin
• Dennis
• Ronald
• Richard
• Glenn
• Curtis
• Emmanuel
• Kenneth
• Francisco
• Abraham
• Ivan
• Alan
• Roger
• Allen
• Stephen

Famous People Named Raymond

• Raymond Carver American short story writer
• Raymond William Stacey Burr Canadian,American actor
• Raymond Romano American actor/comedian
• Raymond "Ray" Ortiz Toro American musician
• Raymond Felton American basketball player
• Raymond Lee "Ray" Luzier drummer for band "Korn"
• Raymond Davis Jr., winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
• Raymond "Ray" Davies English musician

The name Raymond in Pop Culture

• Raymond Babbitt Dustin Hoffman's character in "Rain Man"
• Raymond Vester character in the game 'Resident Evil: Revelations'
• Raymond "Red" Reddington from "The Blacklist" (James Spader)
• Raymond Firewalker character on TV show "Walker, Texas Ranger"
• Raymond Collins "Mr. Collins " character in ABC's "Ravenswood"
• Levis Raymond Violet Travilla's husband in Elsie Dinsmore series
• Raymond Gillette character from FX's "Archer"
• Raymond "Ray" Langston character on TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
• Captain Raymond Holt character on TV's "Brooklyn Nine,Nine"
• Raymond a cat villager from Animal Crossing
• Raymond “Ray” Stantz character in “Ghostbusters”

International Variations of the name Raymond

• Réamann Irish Gaelic
• Raimund German
• Raymundo Portuguese
• Raimundo Portuguese
• Erramun Basque
• Rajmund Polish
• Raimondo Italian
• Reima Finnish
• Raimo Finnish
• Reimund German
• Ramón Portuguese