Ray
4 countries#791 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Ray was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
210,307 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #791 · peaked in 1926 with 3,529 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
200 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #560 · peaked in 2013 with 10 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
94 births recorded 1955–2022 · currently #4603 · peaked in 2017 with 10 births
Most common in: Guyane
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
25 births recorded 2009–2023 · peaked in 2021 with 6 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Ray’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #556 | — |
| 2007 | #633 | ↓77 |
| 2008 | #651 | ↓18 |
| 2009 | #669 | ↓18 |
| 2010 | #659 | ↑10 |
| 2011 | #678 | ↓19 |
| 2012 | #719 | ↓41 |
| 2013 | #665 | ↑54 |
| 2014 | #728 | ↓63 |
| 2015 | #712 | ↑16 |
| 2016 | #750 | ↓38 |
| 2017 | #767 | ↓17 |
| 2018 | #726 | ↑41 |
| 2019 | #735 | ↓9 |
| 2020 | #724 | ↑11 |
| 2021 | #840 | ↓116 |
| 2022 | #760 | ↑80 |
| 2023 | #763 | ↓3 |
| 2024 | #777 | ↓14 |
| 2025 | #791 | ↓14 |
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