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Raymond

Boy name · 1,771 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Raymond: 1,771 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 130 births in 1975.

From the Germanic elements *ragin* (“counsel”) and *mund* (“protection”), Raymond means “wise protector” – a name that has travelled from the Norman conquests into everyday Scottish use. It was borne by crime writer Raymond Chandler, creator of hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe, and by actor Raymond Burr, who famously played Perry Mason and the wheelchair-bound detective Ironside. The name also belonged to Saint Raymond Nonnatus, a 13th-century Spanish saint who endured a ransom for captives. Several towns across the globe, including Raymond in New Hampshire and Mississippi, were named after early settlers bearing this name. The common short form Ray has long been a standalone name, and the Spanish Ramón offers a vibrant international variant.