for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Ray name popularity in England and Wales
Ray ranked #602 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 64 boys named Ray.
ONS
95 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Ray for boys and girls
Girls
57.2% in 2025 · data from 1997 to 2025
Boys
6492.8% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Ray in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 64 | #602 |
| 2025 | girls | 5 | #4200 |
| 2024 | boys | 62 | #613 |
| 2024 | girls | 14 | #2000 |
| 2023 | boys | 71 | #539 |
| 2023 | girls | 8 | #2927 |
| 2022 | boys | 74 | #528 |
| 2022 | girls | 8 | #2888 |
| 2021 | boys | 82 | #487 |
| 2021 | girls | 5 | #3961 |
| 2020 | boys | 61 | #587 |
| 2020 | girls | 5 | #3899 |
Show full history (41 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 64 | #602 |
| 2025 | girls | 5 | #4200 |
| 2024 | boys | 62 | #613 |
| 2024 | girls | 14 | #2000 |
| 2023 | boys | 71 | #539 |
| 2023 | girls | 8 | #2927 |
| 2022 | boys | 74 | #528 |
| 2022 | girls | 8 | #2888 |
| 2021 | boys | 82 | #487 |
| 2021 | girls | 5 | #3961 |
| 2020 | boys | 61 | #587 |
| 2020 | girls | 5 | #3899 |
| 2019 | boys | 95 | #429 |
| 2019 | girls | 3 | #5591 |
| 2018 | boys | 75 | #520 |
| 2017 | boys | 84 | #483 |
| 2017 | girls | 6 | #3583 |
| 2016 | boys | 88 | #459 |
| 2016 | girls | 3 | #5785 |
| 2015 | boys | 73 | #526 |
| 2014 | boys | 75 | #513 |
| 2013 | boys | 31 | #931 |
| 2012 | boys | 59 | #592 |
| 2011 | boys | 39 | #781 |
| 2011 | girls | 3 | #5785 |
| 2010 | boys | 46 | #678 |
| 2009 | boys | 48 | #654 |
| 2008 | boys | 45 | #668 |
| 2007 | boys | 45 | #638 |
| 2006 | boys | 27 | #885 |
| 2005 | boys | 24 | #919 |
| 2004 | boys | 23 | #906 |
| 2003 | boys | 16 | #1092 |
| 2002 | boys | 16 | #1033 |
| 2001 | boys | 18 | #910 |
| 2000 | boys | 19 | #848 |
| 1999 | boys | 15 | #973 |
| 1998 | boys | 14 | #1000 |
| 1997 | boys | 14 | #1010 |
| 1997 | girls | 4 | #3174 |
| 1996 | boys | 15 | #938 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.