Ray

Given to 210,307 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
#6116
recorded as girls
#791
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
338
girls 19 · boys 319
Peak year
1896
426 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
210,307
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ray was most popular in 1896, when 426 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 319 babies were named Ray, ranking #791 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1896 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ray was most popular in 1896, when 426 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 319 babies were named Ray, ranking #791 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.012341880192019602000Peak 1896

Ray was most popular in 1896, when 426 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 319 babies were named Ray, ranking #791 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 19 6116 319 791
2024 28 4772 323 777
2023 26 4999 338 763
2022 29 4671 332 760
2021 27 4833 283 840
2020 22 5487 343 724
2019 17 6698 328 735
2018 21 5785 330 726
2017 21 5821 306 767
2016 21 5985 324 750
2015 10 10148 349 712
2014 9 10955 329 728
2013 11 9612 363 665
2012 5 16869 327 719
2011 <5 — 347 678
2010 <5 — 364 659
2009 5 17294 366 669
2008 6 15405 374 651
2007 <5 — 384 633
2006 <5 — 451 556
2005 8 11834 420 563
2004 <5 — 391 577
2003 <5 — 336 617
2002 9 10246 377 578
2001 6 13521 360 573
2000 6 13154 435 516
1999 12 7716 414 513
1998 <5 — 446 489
1997 8 9802 443 483
1996 <5 — 445 483
1995 <5 — 495 454
1994 10 8122 564 405
1993 8 9559 562 412
1992 12 7067 582 394
1991 5 13147 695 349
1990 9 8501 755 328
1989 10 7449 722 326
1988 15 5321 744 305
1987 15 5074 769 283
1986 6 9545 738 284
1985 10 6457 768 271
1984 7 8153 766 273
1983 13 5148 764 272
1982 16 4527 866 254
1981 10 6323 855 255
1980 10 6319 843 261
1979 18 4052 824 258
1978 24 3196 793 255
1977 18 3911 807 251
1976 15 4154 850 238
1975 21 3259 895 228
1974 13 4459 955 220
1973 21 3122 1,046 207
1972 17 3543 1,178 197
1971 27 2665 1,267 196
1970 26 2705 1,462 186
1969 24 2704 1,522 182
1968 24 2538 1,593 170
1967 18 2963 1,616 165
1966 28 2249 1,825 155
1965 24 2464 2,092 147
1964 23 2600 2,280 142
1963 44 1738 2,581 131
1962 33 2031 2,675 132
1961 32 2070 2,920 126
1960 32 2013 3,079 121
1959 46 1596 3,219 121
1958 50 1512 3,188 121
1957 42 1652 3,410 111
1956 53 1453 3,230 113
1955 37 1691 3,070 113
1954 43 1540 2,976 118
1953 49 1389 2,815 115
1952 39 1540 2,690 113
1951 42 1450 2,678 114
1950 32 1653 2,636 110
1949 40 1452 2,710 109
1948 48 1327 3,134 100
1947 37 1545 3,379 97
1946 48 1239 3,169 95
1945 40 1261 2,740 92
1944 46 1153 2,904 86
1943 43 1228 3,063 84
1942 48 1137 3,067 84
1941 34 1310 2,695 83
1940 47 1046 2,795 77
1939 45 1066 2,709 74
1938 44 1079 2,881 72
1937 49 1002 2,725 71
1936 64 847 2,939 64
1935 74 785 3,070 64
1934 68 815 3,177 63
1933 68 808 3,032 62
1932 72 801 3,263 59
1931 83 740 3,161 60
1930 102 679 3,254 57
1929 116 648 3,174 57
1928 95 724 3,248 57
1927 108 702 3,253 60
1926 120 660 3,409 57
1925 97 750 3,219 64
1924 122 673 3,369 60
1923 120 678 3,161 61
1922 96 742 3,051 65
1921 133 643 3,075 67
1920 138 605 3,086 67
1919 126 624 2,722 69
1918 162 556 2,763 69
1917 133 592 2,426 74
1916 132 584 2,334 73
1915 126 576 2,365 67
1914 108 536 1,657 74
1913 67 628 1,328 73
1912 60 639 1,050 77
1911 63 522 602 71
1910 56 543 545 67
1909 50 535 475 66
1908 43 567 446 67
1907 38 601 475 60
1906 44 515 421 60
1905 43 519 424 60
1904 30 629 432 55
1903 34 558 397 55
1902 40 502 391 57
1901 17 795 338 59
1900 35 589 457 55
1899 33 514 315 61
1898 31 581 394 56
1897 44 440 397 51
1896 35 499 426 50
1895 28 565 380 56
1894 40 442 379 57
1893 35 449 378 56
1892 38 434 385 57
1891 36 413 360 49
1890 44 378 349 56
1889 30 439 355 54
1888 29 458 331 63
1887 22 471 258 66
1886 21 476 271 67
1885 25 413 237 74
1884 22 425 232 77
1883 10 615 202 78
1882 15 475 195 82
1881 11 503 148 86
1880 8 628 142 95

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Other spellings

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Where Ray is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 3% · boys 97% across all years