for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Ray name popularity in the United States
Ray ranked #791 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 319 boys named Ray.
SSA
3,410 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Ray for boys and girls
Girls
195.6% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Boys
31994.4% in 2025 · data from 1880 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 | 319 | #791 |
| 2025 | girls | 19 | #6116 |
| 2024 | boys | 323 | #777 |
| 2024 | girls | 28 | #4772 |
| 2023 | boys | 338 | #763 |
| 2023 | girls | 26 | #4999 |
| 2022 | boys | 332 | #760 |
| 2022 | girls | 29 | #4671 |
| 2021 | boys | 283 | #840 |
| 2021 | girls | 27 | #4833 |
| 2020 | boys | 343 | #724 |
| 2020 | girls | 22 | #5487 |
Show full history (283 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 319 | #791 |
| 2025 | girls | 19 | #6116 |
| 2024 | boys | 323 | #777 |
| 2024 | girls | 28 | #4772 |
| 2023 | boys | 338 | #763 |
| 2023 | girls | 26 | #4999 |
| 2022 | boys | 332 | #760 |
| 2022 | girls | 29 | #4671 |
| 2021 | boys | 283 | #840 |
| 2021 | girls | 27 | #4833 |
| 2020 | boys | 343 | #724 |
| 2020 | girls | 22 | #5487 |
| 2019 | boys | 328 | #735 |
| 2019 | girls | 17 | #6698 |
| 2018 | boys | 330 | #726 |
| 2018 | girls | 21 | #5785 |
| 2017 | boys | 306 | #767 |
| 2017 | girls | 21 | #5821 |
| 2016 | boys | 324 | #750 |
| 2016 | girls | 21 | #5985 |
| 2015 | boys | 349 | #712 |
| 2015 | girls | 10 | #10148 |
| 2014 | boys | 329 | #728 |
| 2014 | girls | 9 | #10955 |
| 2013 | boys | 363 | #665 |
| 2013 | girls | 11 | #9612 |
| 2012 | boys | 327 | #719 |
| 2012 | girls | 5 | #16869 |
| 2011 | boys | 347 | #678 |
| 2010 | boys | 364 | #659 |
| 2009 | boys | 366 | #669 |
| 2009 | girls | 5 | #17294 |
| 2008 | boys | 374 | #651 |
| 2008 | girls | 6 | #15405 |
| 2007 | boys | 384 | #633 |
| 2006 | boys | 451 | #556 |
| 2005 | boys | 420 | #563 |
| 2005 | girls | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | boys | 391 | #577 |
| 2003 | boys | 336 | #617 |
| 2002 | boys | 377 | #578 |
| 2002 | girls | 9 | #10246 |
| 2001 | boys | 360 | #573 |
| 2001 | girls | 6 | #13521 |
| 2000 | boys | 435 | #516 |
| 2000 | girls | 6 | #13154 |
| 1999 | boys | 414 | #513 |
| 1999 | girls | 12 | #7716 |
| 1998 | boys | 446 | #489 |
| 1997 | boys | 443 | #483 |
| 1997 | girls | 8 | #9802 |
| 1996 | boys | 445 | #483 |
| 1995 | boys | 495 | #454 |
| 1994 | boys | 564 | #405 |
| 1994 | girls | 10 | #8122 |
| 1993 | boys | 562 | #412 |
| 1993 | girls | 8 | #9559 |
| 1992 | boys | 582 | #394 |
| 1992 | girls | 12 | #7067 |
| 1991 | boys | 695 | #349 |
| 1991 | girls | 5 | #13147 |
| 1990 | boys | 755 | #328 |
| 1990 | girls | 9 | #8501 |
| 1989 | boys | 722 | #326 |
| 1989 | girls | 10 | #7449 |
| 1988 | boys | 744 | #305 |
| 1988 | girls | 15 | #5321 |
| 1987 | boys | 769 | #283 |
| 1987 | girls | 15 | #5074 |
| 1986 | boys | 738 | #284 |
| 1986 | girls | 6 | #9545 |
| 1985 | boys | 768 | #271 |
| 1985 | girls | 10 | #6457 |
| 1984 | boys | 766 | #273 |
| 1984 | girls | 7 | #8153 |
| 1983 | boys | 764 | #272 |
| 1983 | girls | 13 | #5148 |
| 1982 | boys | 866 | #254 |
| 1982 | girls | 16 | #4527 |
| 1981 | boys | 855 | #255 |
| 1981 | girls | 10 | #6323 |
| 1980 | boys | 843 | #261 |
| 1980 | girls | 10 | #6319 |
| 1979 | boys | 824 | #258 |
| 1979 | girls | 18 | #4052 |
| 1978 | boys | 793 | #255 |
| 1978 | girls | 24 | #3196 |
| 1977 | boys | 807 | #251 |
| 1977 | girls | 18 | #3911 |
| 1976 | boys | 850 | #238 |
| 1976 | girls | 15 | #4154 |
| 1975 | boys | 895 | #228 |
| 1975 | girls | 21 | #3259 |
| 1974 | boys | 955 | #220 |
| 1974 | girls | 13 | #4459 |
| 1973 | boys | 1,046 | #207 |
| 1973 | girls | 21 | #3122 |
| 1972 | boys | 1,178 | #197 |
| 1972 | girls | 17 | #3543 |
| 1971 | boys | 1,267 | #196 |
| 1971 | girls | 27 | #2665 |
| 1970 | boys | 1,462 | #186 |
| 1970 | girls | 26 | #2705 |
| 1969 | boys | 1,522 | #182 |
| 1969 | girls | 24 | #2704 |
| 1968 | boys | 1,593 | #170 |
| 1968 | girls | 24 | #2538 |
| 1967 | boys | 1,616 | #165 |
| 1967 | girls | 18 | #2963 |
| 1966 | boys | 1,825 | #155 |
| 1966 | girls | 28 | #2249 |
| 1965 | boys | 2,092 | #147 |
| 1965 | girls | 24 | #2464 |
| 1964 | boys | 2,280 | #142 |
| 1964 | girls | 23 | #2600 |
| 1963 | boys | 2,581 | #131 |
| 1963 | girls | 44 | #1738 |
| 1962 | boys | 2,675 | #132 |
| 1962 | girls | 33 | #2031 |
| 1961 | boys | 2,920 | #126 |
| 1961 | girls | 32 | #2070 |
| 1960 | boys | 3,079 | #121 |
| 1960 | girls | 32 | #2013 |
| 1959 | boys | 3,219 | #121 |
| 1959 | girls | 46 | #1596 |
| 1958 | boys | 3,188 | #121 |
| 1958 | girls | 50 | #1512 |
| 1957 | boys | 3,410 | #111 |
| 1957 | girls | 42 | #1652 |
| 1956 | boys | 3,230 | #113 |
| 1956 | girls | 53 | #1453 |
| 1955 | boys | 3,070 | #113 |
| 1955 | girls | 37 | #1691 |
| 1954 | boys | 2,976 | #118 |
| 1954 | girls | 43 | #1540 |
| 1953 | boys | 2,815 | #115 |
| 1953 | girls | 49 | #1389 |
| 1952 | boys | 2,690 | #113 |
| 1952 | girls | 39 | #1540 |
| 1951 | boys | 2,678 | #114 |
| 1951 | girls | 42 | #1450 |
| 1950 | boys | 2,636 | #110 |
| 1950 | girls | 32 | #1653 |
| 1949 | boys | 2,710 | #109 |
| 1949 | girls | 40 | #1452 |
| 1948 | boys | 3,134 | #100 |
| 1948 | girls | 48 | #1327 |
| 1947 | boys | 3,379 | #97 |
| 1947 | girls | 37 | #1545 |
| 1946 | boys | 3,169 | #95 |
| 1946 | girls | 48 | #1239 |
| 1945 | boys | 2,740 | #92 |
| 1945 | girls | 40 | #1261 |
| 1944 | boys | 2,904 | #86 |
| 1944 | girls | 46 | #1153 |
| 1943 | boys | 3,063 | #84 |
| 1943 | girls | 43 | #1228 |
| 1942 | boys | 3,067 | #84 |
| 1942 | girls | 48 | #1137 |
| 1941 | boys | 2,695 | #83 |
| 1941 | girls | 34 | #1310 |
| 1940 | boys | 2,795 | #77 |
| 1940 | girls | 47 | #1046 |
| 1939 | boys | 2,709 | #74 |
| 1939 | girls | 45 | #1066 |
| 1938 | boys | 2,881 | #72 |
| 1938 | girls | 44 | #1079 |
| 1937 | boys | 2,725 | #71 |
| 1937 | girls | 49 | #1002 |
| 1936 | boys | 2,939 | #64 |
| 1936 | girls | 64 | #847 |
| 1935 | boys | 3,070 | #64 |
| 1935 | girls | 74 | #785 |
| 1934 | boys | 3,177 | #63 |
| 1934 | girls | 68 | #815 |
| 1933 | boys | 3,032 | #62 |
| 1933 | girls | 68 | #808 |
| 1932 | boys | 3,263 | #59 |
| 1932 | girls | 72 | #801 |
| 1931 | boys | 3,161 | #60 |
| 1931 | girls | 83 | #740 |
| 1930 | boys | 3,254 | #57 |
| 1930 | girls | 102 | #679 |
| 1929 | boys | 3,174 | #57 |
| 1929 | girls | 116 | #648 |
| 1928 | boys | 3,248 | #57 |
| 1928 | girls | 95 | #724 |
| 1927 | boys | 3,253 | #60 |
| 1927 | girls | 108 | #702 |
| 1926 | boys | 3,409 | #57 |
| 1926 | girls | 120 | #660 |
| 1925 | boys | 3,219 | #64 |
| 1925 | girls | 97 | #750 |
| 1924 | boys | 3,369 | #60 |
| 1924 | girls | 122 | #673 |
| 1923 | boys | 3,161 | #61 |
| 1923 | girls | 120 | #678 |
| 1922 | boys | 3,051 | #65 |
| 1922 | girls | 96 | #742 |
| 1921 | boys | 3,075 | #67 |
| 1921 | girls | 133 | #643 |
| 1920 | boys | 3,086 | #67 |
| 1920 | girls | 138 | #605 |
| 1919 | boys | 2,722 | #69 |
| 1919 | girls | 126 | #624 |
| 1918 | boys | 2,763 | #69 |
| 1918 | girls | 162 | #556 |
| 1917 | boys | 2,426 | #74 |
| 1917 | girls | 133 | #592 |
| 1916 | boys | 2,334 | #73 |
| 1916 | girls | 132 | #584 |
| 1915 | boys | 2,365 | #67 |
| 1915 | girls | 126 | #576 |
| 1914 | boys | 1,657 | #74 |
| 1914 | girls | 108 | #536 |
| 1913 | boys | 1,328 | #73 |
| 1913 | girls | 67 | #628 |
| 1912 | boys | 1,050 | #77 |
| 1912 | girls | 60 | #639 |
| 1911 | boys | 602 | #71 |
| 1911 | girls | 63 | #522 |
| 1910 | boys | 545 | #67 |
| 1910 | girls | 56 | #543 |
| 1909 | boys | 475 | #66 |
| 1909 | girls | 50 | #535 |
| 1908 | boys | 446 | #67 |
| 1908 | girls | 43 | #567 |
| 1907 | boys | 475 | #60 |
| 1907 | girls | 38 | #601 |
| 1906 | boys | 421 | #60 |
| 1906 | girls | 44 | #515 |
| 1905 | boys | 424 | #60 |
| 1905 | girls | 43 | #519 |
| 1904 | boys | 432 | #55 |
| 1904 | girls | 30 | #629 |
| 1903 | boys | 397 | #55 |
| 1903 | girls | 34 | #558 |
| 1902 | boys | 391 | #57 |
| 1902 | girls | 40 | #502 |
| 1901 | boys | 338 | #59 |
| 1901 | girls | 17 | #795 |
| 1900 | boys | 457 | #55 |
| 1900 | girls | 35 | #589 |
| 1899 | boys | 315 | #61 |
| 1899 | girls | 33 | #514 |
| 1898 | boys | 394 | #56 |
| 1898 | girls | 31 | #581 |
| 1897 | boys | 397 | #51 |
| 1897 | girls | 44 | #440 |
| 1896 | boys | 426 | #50 |
| 1896 | girls | 35 | #499 |
| 1895 | boys | 380 | #56 |
| 1895 | girls | 28 | #565 |
| 1894 | boys | 379 | #57 |
| 1894 | girls | 40 | #442 |
| 1893 | boys | 378 | #56 |
| 1893 | girls | 35 | #449 |
| 1892 | boys | 385 | #57 |
| 1892 | girls | 38 | #434 |
| 1891 | boys | 360 | #49 |
| 1891 | girls | 36 | #413 |
| 1890 | boys | 349 | #56 |
| 1890 | girls | 44 | #378 |
| 1889 | boys | 355 | #54 |
| 1889 | girls | 30 | #439 |
| 1888 | boys | 331 | #63 |
| 1888 | girls | 29 | #458 |
| 1887 | boys | 258 | #66 |
| 1887 | girls | 22 | #471 |
| 1886 | boys | 271 | #67 |
| 1886 | girls | 21 | #476 |
| 1885 | boys | 237 | #74 |
| 1885 | girls | 25 | #413 |
| 1884 | boys | 232 | #77 |
| 1884 | girls | 22 | #425 |
| 1883 | boys | 202 | #78 |
| 1883 | girls | 10 | #615 |
| 1882 | boys | 195 | #82 |
| 1882 | girls | 15 | #475 |
| 1881 | boys | 148 | #86 |
| 1881 | girls | 11 | #503 |
| 1880 | boys | 142 | #95 |
| 1880 | girls | 8 | #628 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.