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Ray Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
97.37%
Male
2.63%
Female
Ray is predominantly a boys name, with 2.63% of Rays being girls, and 97.37% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 203039 males named Ray, and 5480 females given the name
Popularity of Ray by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Ray in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Ray: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2026
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Ray' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Ray in the USA from 1880-2026. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Ray's average ranking is 946.66, with it's highest ever rank being #. Ray has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 59 times.
Ray has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 208519 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Ray gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1912, when it's usage went up by 113.12%. During this year, 1050 babies were named Ray, which was 0.1099% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.159%, in this year alone more than 3000 boys were named Ray.
Popular 'R' Names for Boys
| Name | 'R-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan | 1. | 55. | 8215 | 0.227% |
| Robert | 2. | 94. | 5953 | 0.165% |
| Roman | 3. | 159. | 4187 | 0.116% |
| Ryder | 4. | 170. | 3854 | 0.107% |
| Ryker | 5. | 261. | 2779 | 0.077% |
| Richard | 6. | 285. | 2499 | 0.069% |
| Rowan | 7. | 320. | 2178 | 0.06% |
| River | 8. | 389. | 1825 | 0.05% |
| Rhett | 9. | 402. | 1761 | 0.049% |
| Riley | 10. | 414. | 1706 | 0.047% |
| Remington | 11. | 480. | 1401 | 0.039% |
| Reid | 12. | 481. | 1393 | 0.039% |
| Rylan | 13. | 485. | 1389 | 0.038% |
| Ricardo | 14. | 521. | 1293 | 0.036% |
| Raymond | 15. | 529. | 1264 | 0.035% |
| Rafael | 16. | 544. | 1232 | 0.034% |
| Ronan | 17. | 605. | 1101 | 0.03% |
| Reed | 18. | 694. | 960 | 0.027% |
| Romeo | 19. | 727. | 893 | 0.025% |
| Roberto | 20. | 733. | 886 | 0.024% |