Elray

EHL-ray /ˈɛlɹeɪ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Elray is a rare variant of Elroy that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Elray is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1978. Elray was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 1940 (15 births).

About the name Elray

PronunciationEHL-ray /ˈɛlɹeɪ/
15peak births 1940
1917first in SSA data

Names similar to Elray

ElroyEleryElroiElraMurrayElierEliorElricElree

How popular is Elray?

Boys named Elray
19171920193019401950196019701978
Boys named Elray per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1917–1978 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1978) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Elray total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19785—#6,100
19705—#4,929
19687—#3,458
196414—#2,243
19636—#3,759
19595—#4,164
19586—#3,657
195710—#2,701
19567—#3,297
19559—#2,830
195311—#2,433
19517—#3,151
195010—#2,479
19496—#3,433
19489—#2,664
19477—#3,170
19467—#2,984
194510—#2,293
194314—#2,008
19427—#3,018
194110—#2,385
194015—#1,830
193913—#1,989
19388—#2,708
19379—#2,547
19366—#3,267
193410—#2,449
19339—#2,598
19327—#3,171
19316—#3,507
19309—#2,841
19285—#4,332
19265—#4,401
19257—#3,506
19246—#4,014
19236—#3,946
192211—#2,680
19209—#3,025
19195—#4,350
19179—#2,796
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