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United States name statistics

Ray in United States

Estimated bearers

83,884

Country rank

#597

Per 100k

25

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 97.3%Female 2.7%

Ray popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Ray, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 150
  2. 1881: 159
  3. 1882: 210
  4. 1883: 212
  5. 1884: 254
  6. 1885: 262
  7. 1886: 292
  8. 1887: 280
  9. 1888: 360
  10. 1889: 385
  11. 1890: 393
  12. 1891: 396
  13. 1892: 423
  14. 1893: 413
  15. 1894: 419
  16. 1895: 408
  17. 1896: 461
  18. 1897: 441
  19. 1898: 425
  20. 1899: 348
  21. 1900: 492
  22. 1901: 355
  23. 1902: 431
  24. 1903: 431
  25. 1904: 462
  26. 1905: 467
  27. 1906: 465
  28. 1907: 513
  29. 1908: 489
  30. 1909: 525
  31. 1910: 601
  32. 1911: 665
  33. 1912: 1,110
  34. 1913: 1,395
  35. 1914: 1,765
  36. 1915: 2,491
  37. 1916: 2,466
  38. 1917: 2,559
  39. 1918: 2,925
  40. 1919: 2,848
  41. 1920: 3,224
  42. 1921: 3,208
  43. 1922: 3,147
  44. 1923: 3,281
  45. 1924: 3,491
  46. 1925: 3,316
  47. 1926: 3,529
  48. 1927: 3,361
  49. 1928: 3,343
  50. 1929: 3,290
  51. 1930: 3,356
  52. 1931: 3,244
  53. 1932: 3,335
  54. 1933: 3,100
  55. 1934: 3,245
  56. 1935: 3,144
  57. 1936: 3,003
  58. 1937: 2,774
  59. 1938: 2,925
  60. 1939: 2,754
  61. 1940: 2,842
  62. 1941: 2,729
  63. 1942: 3,115
  64. 1943: 3,106
  65. 1944: 2,950
  66. 1945: 2,780
  67. 1946: 3,217
  68. 1947: 3,416
  69. 1948: 3,182
  70. 1949: 2,750
  71. 1950: 2,668
  72. 1951: 2,720
  73. 1952: 2,729
  74. 1953: 2,864
  75. 1954: 3,019
  76. 1955: 3,107
  77. 1956: 3,283
  78. 1957: 3,452
  79. 1958: 3,238
  80. 1959: 3,265
  81. 1960: 3,111
  82. 1961: 2,952
  83. 1962: 2,708
  84. 1963: 2,625
  85. 1964: 2,303
  86. 1965: 2,116
  87. 1966: 1,853
  88. 1967: 1,634
  89. 1968: 1,617
  90. 1969: 1,546
  91. 1970: 1,488
  92. 1971: 1,294
  93. 1972: 1,195
  94. 1973: 1,067
  95. 1974: 968
  96. 1975: 916
  97. 1976: 865
  98. 1977: 825
  99. 1978: 817
  100. 1979: 842
  101. 1980: 853
  102. 1981: 865
  103. 1982: 882
  104. 1983: 777
  105. 1984: 773
  106. 1985: 778
  107. 1986: 744
  108. 1987: 784
  109. 1988: 759
  110. 1989: 732
  111. 1990: 764
  112. 1991: 700
  113. 1992: 594
  114. 1993: 570
  115. 1994: 574
  116. 1995: 495
  117. 1996: 445
  118. 1997: 451
  119. 1998: 446
  120. 1999: 426
  121. 2000: 441
  122. 2001: 366
  123. 2002: 386
  124. 2003: 336
  125. 2004: 391
  126. 2005: 428
  127. 2006: 451
  128. 2007: 384
  129. 2008: 380
  130. 2009: 371
  131. 2010: 364
  132. 2011: 347
  133. 2012: 332
  134. 2013: 374
  135. 2014: 338
  136. 2015: 359
  137. 2016: 345
  138. 2017: 327
  139. 2018: 351
  140. 2019: 345
  141. 2020: 365
  142. 2021: 310
  143. 2022: 361
  144. 2023: 364
  145. 2024: 351
  146. 2025: 338

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Ray in United States?

An estimated 83,884 people in United States are named Ray. That works out to 1 in 3,957 residents.

Is Ray a common name in United States?

Ray ranks #597 among first names in United States.