Flay

FLAY /ˈfleɪ/
boy 1 syllable fading

Flay is a very rare variant of Floy that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Flay is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1956. Flay was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1918 (8 births).

About the name Flay

PronunciationFLAY /ˈfleɪ/

Names similar to Flay

How popular is Flay?

Boys named Flay
191519201930194019501956
Boys named Flay per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1956 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1956) 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
Girls named Flay
1916
Girls named Flay per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1956 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1956) 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

Flay total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19565——#4,130
19425——#3,752
19368——#2,714
19315——#3,973
19286——#3,864
19275——#4,407
19265——#4,436
19245——#4,588
19226——#4,012
19195——#4,395
19188——#3,201
19177——#3,346
191610—#4,681#4,130
19155——#4,029