MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rais mean?
Raʾīs is the Arabic leader word derived from raʾs, head. Urdu also uses it for a person of means.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
رئيس
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
रईस
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rais in Indian usage
73,169 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (93%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 5,114 records (7%).
- Recorded as male: 68,055 records (93%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,225 |
| 1950s | 6,515 |
| 1960s | 14,445 |
| 1970s | 19,754 |
| 1980s | 21,104 |
| 1990s | 8,572 |
| Other decades | 554 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 47,439 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 8,904 |
| Rajasthan | 5,392 |
| Maharashtra | 3,433 |
| Bihar | 3,390 |
| Uttarakhand | 2,265 |
| Kerala | 1,219 |
| Jharkhand | 650 |
| Gujarat | 119 |
| Delhi | 111 |
| Haryana | 102 |
| Other states | 145 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Rais / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Documented namesakes
Rais Yatim
18th President of Dewan Negara Malaysia
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Rais ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rais; Table_6, C6249 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rais; Table_6, C6249
- Wiktionary: رئيس ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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