Leray

LEH-ray /ˈlɛɹeɪ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Leray is a very rare variant of Leroy that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Leray is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1989. Leray was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1920 (8 births).

About the name Leray

PronunciationLEH-ray /ˈlɛɹeɪ/
8peak births 1920
1920first in SSA data

Names similar to Leray

How popular is Leray?

Boys named Leray
19201930194019501960197019801989
Boys named Leray per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–1989 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1989) 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

Leray total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19895—#8,696
19878—#5,252
19866—#6,396
19845—#6,928
19825—#6,953
19806—#5,956
19795—#6,642
19765—#6,119
19726—#4,756
19685—#4,489
19635—#4,386
19525—#4,052
19515—#4,025
19445—#3,713
19426—#3,421
19416—#3,350
19405—#3,729
19386—#3,374
19366—#3,375
19358—#2,843
19335—#3,942
19325—#4,071
19306—#3,832
19297—#3,422
19287—#3,565
19265—#4,554
19246—#4,140
19237—#3,670
19215—#4,695
19208—#3,376