Bray is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Bray is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,770 for boy births in the United States (and #5,928 across all names), given to 46 babies. Bray first appears in 1970 and peaked in 2024 (46 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,770 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | #15,687 | #2,796 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,358 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | #11,392 | #3,547 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | #15,663 | #3,311 |
| 2020 | 40 | 40 | #13,750 | #3,279 |
| 2019 | 39 | 39 | #10,618 | #3,647 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,621 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,769 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #11,024 | #4,643 |
| 2015 | 32 | 32 | #14,815 | #3,996 |
| 2014 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,895 |
| 2013 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,876 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,559 |
| 2011 | 25 | 25 | #13,601 | #5,003 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,137 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,181 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,087 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,953 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,515 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,273 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,852 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,302 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,118 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,996 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,375 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,703 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,224 |
| 1997 | 20 | — | #12,289 | #4,476 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | — | #6,047 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | — | #5,545 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | — | #4,830 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | — | #4,473 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | — | #5,706 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | — | #5,568 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,053 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #5,825 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #6,845 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | — | #5,875 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | — | #4,605 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #4,986 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #6,389 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | — | #4,490 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #4,994 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | — | #3,307 |