Given name & surname · also Czech
Ras
“level”
Ras is a masculine given name from Czech, ultimately from Dutch. It is used in English and Dutch.
Original CzechRaš
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ras comes from Czech, and ultimately from Dutch.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Ras is an affectionate form of Raś. In English usage, Ras is an affectionate form of Raš.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ras through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 396
- 396 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 345 as a first name in 2020; 757 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ras’s family of names
In English usage, Ras is an affectionate form of Raś. In English usage, Ras was borrowed from the Czech form Raš. In English usage, Ras was borrowed from the Polish form Raś.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Ras has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Dutch roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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