male NAME · CURRENTLY #792

Ray

RAY

“beam of light”

A short given name used independently and also as a form of longer names such as Raymond.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Ray has traveled through time

1501880 2621885 3931890 4081895 4921900 4671905 6011910 2,4911915 3,2241920 3,3161925 3,3561930 3,1441935 2,8421940 2,7801945 2,6681950 3,1071955 3,1111960 2,1161965 1,4881970 9161975 8531980 7781985 7641990 4951995 4412000 4282005 3642010 3592015 3652020 3382025
LATEST YEAR2025338 births
PEAK RANK#49in 1891
CURRENT USAGE5.6% F94.4% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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