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Ray Name Popularity
How popular is the name Ray? Here’s everything we know.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
66 |
516 |
0.1466% |
| 1911 |
69 |
582 |
0.1563% |
| 1912 |
77 |
1,031 |
0.2044% |
| 1913 |
73 |
1,309 |
0.2309% |
| 1914 |
74 |
1,635 |
0.2346% |
| 1915 |
67 |
2,349 |
0.2585% |
| 1916 |
73 |
2,317 |
0.2399% |
| 1917 |
74 |
2,410 |
0.2409% |
| 1918 |
69 |
2,748 |
0.256% |
| 1919 |
69 |
2,710 |
0.2588% |
| 1920 |
67 |
3,072 |
0.2763% |
| 1921 |
67 |
3,068 |
0.2679% |
| 1922 |
65 |
3,042 |
0.273% |
| 1923 |
62 |
3,142 |
0.2805% |
| 1924 |
60 |
3,355 |
0.2889% |
| 1925 |
64 |
3,207 |
0.2837% |
| 1926 |
57 |
3,393 |
0.3085% |
| 1927 |
60 |
3,237 |
0.2924% |
| 1928 |
57 |
3,235 |
0.3023% |
| 1929 |
57 |
3,165 |
0.3056% |
| 1930 |
58 |
3,226 |
0.3088% |
| 1931 |
60 |
3,149 |
0.3191% |
| 1932 |
60 |
3,240 |
0.3279% |
| 1933 |
62 |
3,020 |
0.3242% |
| 1934 |
64 |
3,152 |
0.3261% |
| 1935 |
65 |
3,057 |
0.3146% |
| 1936 |
65 |
2,926 |
0.3038% |
| 1937 |
71 |
2,713 |
0.2753% |
| 1938 |
72 |
2,868 |
0.2802% |
| 1939 |
74 |
2,686 |
0.2641% |
| 1940 |
77 |
2,785 |
0.262% |
| 1941 |
83 |
2,679 |
0.238% |
| 1942 |
84 |
3,053 |
0.2418% |
| 1943 |
85 |
3,048 |
0.2335% |
| 1944 |
86 |
2,897 |
0.2337% |
| 1945 |
92 |
2,724 |
0.2234% |
| 1946 |
95 |
3,155 |
0.2138% |
| 1947 |
97 |
3,374 |
0.2021% |
| 1948 |
100 |
3,128 |
0.1959% |
| 1949 |
109 |
2,698 |
0.1677% |
| 1950 |
110 |
2,622 |
0.1628% |
| 1951 |
113 |
2,660 |
0.1569% |
| 1952 |
113 |
2,681 |
0.1536% |
| 1953 |
114 |
2,804 |
0.1584% |
| 1954 |
118 |
2,960 |
0.1619% |
| 1955 |
113 |
3,060 |
0.1664% |
| 1956 |
113 |
3,223 |
0.1706% |
| 1957 |
111 |
3,403 |
0.1768% |
| 1958 |
121 |
3,169 |
0.1677% |
| 1959 |
121 |
3,213 |
0.1691% |
| 1960 |
121 |
3,061 |
0.1616% |
| 1961 |
126 |
2,911 |
0.1542% |
| 1962 |
132 |
2,666 |
0.1452% |
| 1963 |
131 |
2,571 |
0.1432% |
| 1964 |
143 |
2,260 |
0.1284% |
| 1965 |
149 |
2,066 |
0.1263% |
| 1966 |
156 |
1,801 |
0.1154% |
| 1967 |
165 |
1,601 |
0.1055% |
| 1968 |
169 |
1,574 |
0.1048% |
| 1969 |
182 |
1,503 |
0.0976% |
| 1970 |
186 |
1,441 |
0.0905% |
| 1971 |
196 |
1,243 |
0.0827% |
| 1972 |
195 |
1,158 |
0.085% |
| 1973 |
207 |
1,017 |
0.0784% |
| 1974 |
219 |
939 |
0.0722% |
| 1975 |
228 |
868 |
0.0675% |
| 1976 |
238 |
812 |
0.063% |
| 1977 |
252 |
777 |
0.0576% |
| 1978 |
253 |
770 |
0.0573% |
| 1979 |
252 |
796 |
0.0565% |
| 1980 |
262 |
802 |
0.0549% |
| 1981 |
255 |
832 |
0.0566% |
| 1982 |
252 |
844 |
0.0565% |
| 1983 |
273 |
719 |
0.0487% |
| 1984 |
274 |
725 |
0.0487% |
| 1985 |
272 |
730 |
0.0481% |
| 1986 |
284 |
704 |
0.0466% |
| 1987 |
284 |
729 |
0.0478% |
| 1988 |
306 |
705 |
0.0452% |
| 1989 |
325 |
682 |
0.0423% |
| 1990 |
329 |
716 |
0.0432% |
| 1991 |
346 |
665 |
0.0408% |
| 1992 |
393 |
546 |
0.0342% |
| 1993 |
401 |
536 |
0.0344% |
| 1994 |
410 |
518 |
0.0338% |
| 1995 |
456 |
455 |
0.0302% |
| 1996 |
478 |
408 |
0.0272% |
| 1997 |
499 |
376 |
0.0254% |
| 1998 |
491 |
399 |
0.0267% |
| 1999 |
519 |
370 |
0.0247% |
| 2000 |
521 |
387 |
0.0253% |
| 2001 |
566 |
326 |
0.0216% |
| 2002 |
584 |
327 |
0.0218% |
| 2003 |
628 |
284 |
0.0187% |
| 2004 |
579 |
341 |
0.0224% |
| 2005 |
563 |
379 |
0.0248% |
| 2006 |
560 |
409 |
0.0261% |
| 2007 |
647 |
329 |
0.0209% |
| 2008 |
655 |
319 |
0.0206% |
| 2009 |
667 |
322 |
0.0215% |
| 2010 |
630 |
332 |
0.023% |
| 2011 |
664 |
305 |
0.0214% |
| 2012 |
727 |
264 |
0.0185% |
| 2013 |
663 |
312 |
0.0219% |
| 2014 |
703 |
288 |
0.0198% |
| 2015 |
698 |
295 |
0.0203% |
| 2016 |
729 |
277 |
0.0192% |
| 2017 |
752 |
249 |
0.0178% |
| 2018 |
714 |
270 |
0.0197% |
| 2019 |
698 |
280 |
0.0207% |
| 2020 |
716 |
292 |
0.0229% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
|
Raj
|
King
|
Indian (Sanskrit)
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Rey
|
Kings
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Spanish
|
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Roy
|
Red
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Irish
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Ruy
|
Famous power; red
|
Irish
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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American
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