Ray
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning a form of Raymond; counsel warrior.
Babies a year
64
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#792
down from #779
UK popularity
#602
64 babies · up from #613
How Ray has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #713 |
| 2016 | #752 |
| 2017 | #767 |
| 2018 | #726 |
| 2019 | #734 |
| 2020 | #725 |
| 2021 | #841 |
| 2022 | #761 |
| 2023 | #769 |
| 2024 | #779 |
| 2025 | #792 |
In 2025, 64 babies in England and Wales were named Ray. In the US, 325 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 3,410 in 1957.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ray was most common in 1895, when it went to 0.30% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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