Meaning and history
Raymond comes from the Germanic name Raginmund, formed from regin, meaning “advice, counsel, decision,” and munt, meaning “protection.” The Normans brought the name to England as Reimund. It was borne by several medieval saints, especially Spanish ones, including Saint Raymond Nonnatus, patron of midwives and expectant mothers, and Saint Raymond of Peñafort, patron of canonists.
20062006: 2,045 births, rank #194
2007: 1,965 births, rank #201
2008: 1,780 births, rank #215
2009: 1,650 births, rank #220
2010: 1,587 births, rank #224
20112011: 1,533 births, rank #233
2012: 1,463 births, rank #250
2013: 1,349 births, rank #264
2014: 1,411 births, rank #263
2015: 1,386 births, rank #259
20162016: 1,280 births, rank #284
2017: 1,208 births, rank #293
2018: 1,164 births, rank #299
2019: 1,025 births, rank #325
2020: 1,062 births, rank #311
20212021: 991 births, rank #331
2022: 970 births, rank #343
2023: 906 births, rank #360
2024: 864 births, rank #379
20252025: 807 births, rank #394
Raymond moved from #380 to #395 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1924, with 12,873 births.