Laray

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Laray by the numbers

Laray was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 14 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Laray

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Laray. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Lamarfamous land; from Old German elements282 in the US (2017)
  • Laruethe red; the street18 in the US (2017)
  • Laron44 in the US (2017)
  • Lakai26 in the US (2017)
  • Lashay16 in the US (2017)
  • Landy10 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Laray

Names that are said the same way as Laray, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Lauralaurel tree; symbol of victory939 in the US (2017)
  • Larahousehold god; or shining, famous465 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Larahlaurel tree; honor and victory; a form of Laura4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Laira5 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Laray

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