Ray is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1926 and has since faded.
Ray is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #792 among boys (319) and #6,274 among girls (19) — overall #1,561 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 338 | 338 | #6,274 | #792 |
| 2024 | 351 | 351 | #4,865 | #779 |
| 2023 | 364 | 364 | #5,096 | #764 |
| 2022 | 361 | 361 | #4,767 | #764 |
| 2021 | 310 | 310 | #4,928 | #841 |
| 2020 | 365 | 365 | #5,618 | #725 |
| 2019 | 345 | 345 | #6,954 | #736 |
| 2018 | 351 | 351 | #5,963 | #728 |
| 2017 | 327 | 327 | #5,996 | #769 |
| 2016 | 345 | 345 | #6,146 | #753 |
| 2015 | 359 | 359 | #10,708 | #713 |
| 2014 | 338 | 338 | #11,735 | #728 |
| 2013 | 374 | 374 | #10,103 | #666 |
| 2012 | 332 | 332 | #18,950 | #719 |
| 2011 | 347 | 353 | — | #680 |
| 2010 | 364 | 364 | — | #661 |
| 2009 | 371 | 371 | #19,557 | #670 |
| 2008 | 380 | 385 | #17,016 | #653 |
| 2007 | 384 | 392 | — | #633 |
| 2006 | 451 | 451 | — | #557 |
| 2005 | 428 | 434 | #12,753 | #563 |
| 2004 | 391 | 391 | — | #578 |
| 2003 | 336 | 343 | — | #618 |
| 2002 | 386 | 393 | #10,889 | #580 |
| 2001 | 366 | 373 | #14,908 | #573 |
| 2000 | 441 | 447 | #14,597 | #517 |
| 1999 | 426 | 433 | #8,106 | #513 |
| 1998 | 446 | 460 | — | #489 |
| 1997 | 451 | — | #10,563 | #483 |
| 1996 | 445 | — | — | #484 |
| 1995 | 495 | — | — | #456 |
| 1994 | 574 | — | #8,627 | #405 |
| 1993 | 570 | — | #10,324 | #413 |
| 1992 | 594 | — | #7,403 | #395 |
| 1991 | 700 | — | #14,823 | #349 |
| 1990 | 764 | — | #9,039 | #329 |
| 1989 | 732 | — | #7,889 | #326 |
| 1988 | 759 | — | #5,529 | #305 |
| 1987 | 784 | — | #5,254 | #283 |
| 1986 | 744 | — | #10,528 | #285 |
| 1985 | 778 | — | #6,817 | #271 |
| 1984 | 773 | — | #8,885 | #273 |
| 1983 | 777 | — | #5,375 | #272 |
| 1982 | 882 | — | #4,674 | #254 |
| 1981 | 865 | — | #6,683 | #256 |
| 1980 | 853 | — | #6,641 | #261 |
| 1979 | 842 | — | #4,177 | #258 |
| 1978 | 817 | — | #3,255 | #257 |
| 1977 | 825 | — | #4,022 | #251 |
| 1976 | 865 | — | #4,295 | #238 |
| 1975 | 916 | — | #3,372 | #228 |
| 1974 | 968 | — | #4,651 | #220 |
| 1973 | 1,067 | — | #3,208 | #207 |
| 1972 | 1,195 | — | #3,672 | #197 |
| 1971 | 1,294 | — | #2,710 | #196 |
| 1970 | 1,488 | — | #2,754 | #186 |
| 1969 | 1,546 | — | #2,752 | #182 |
| 1968 | 1,617 | — | #2,608 | #170 |
| 1967 | 1,634 | — | #3,043 | #165 |
| 1966 | 1,853 | — | #2,293 | #155 |
| 1965 | 2,116 | — | #2,521 | #147 |
| 1964 | 2,303 | — | #2,648 | #142 |
| 1963 | 2,625 | — | #1,747 | #131 |
| 1962 | 2,708 | — | #2,064 | #132 |
| 1961 | 2,952 | — | #2,104 | #126 |
| 1960 | 3,111 | — | #2,047 | #121 |
| 1959 | 3,265 | — | #1,610 | #121 |
| 1958 | 3,238 | — | #1,522 | #121 |
| 1957 | 3,452 | — | #1,675 | #111 |
| 1956 | 3,283 | — | #1,465 | #113 |
| 1955 | 3,107 | — | #1,724 | #113 |
| 1954 | 3,019 | — | #1,554 | #118 |
| 1953 | 2,864 | — | #1,403 | #115 |
| 1952 | 2,729 | — | #1,550 | #113 |
| 1951 | 2,720 | — | #1,460 | #114 |
| 1950 | 2,668 | — | #1,671 | #111 |
| 1949 | 2,750 | — | #1,465 | #109 |
| 1948 | 3,182 | — | #1,343 | #100 |
| 1947 | 3,416 | — | #1,571 | #97 |
| 1946 | 3,217 | — | #1,254 | #95 |
| 1945 | 2,780 | — | #1,276 | #92 |
| 1944 | 2,950 | — | #1,171 | #86 |
| 1943 | 3,106 | — | #1,247 | #84 |
| 1942 | 3,115 | — | #1,151 | #84 |
| 1941 | 2,729 | — | #1,330 | #83 |
| 1940 | 2,842 | — | #1,060 | #77 |
| 1939 | 2,754 | — | #1,073 | #74 |
| 1938 | 2,925 | — | #1,085 | #72 |
| 1937 | 2,774 | — | #1,013 | #71 |
| 1936 | 3,003 | — | #851 | #65 |
| 1935 | 3,144 | — | #791 | #64 |
| 1934 | 3,245 | — | #827 | #63 |
| 1933 | 3,100 | — | #812 | #62 |
| 1932 | 3,335 | — | #806 | #59 |
| 1931 | 3,244 | — | #742 | #60 |
| 1930 | 3,356 | — | #682 | #57 |
| 1929 | 3,290 | — | #649 | #57 |
| 1928 | 3,343 | — | #730 | #57 |
| 1927 | 3,361 | — | #703 | #60 |
| 1926 | 3,529 | — | #661 | #57 |
| 1925 | 3,316 | — | #751 | #64 |
| 1924 | 3,491 | — | #673 | #60 |
| 1923 | 3,281 | — | #681 | #61 |
| 1922 | 3,147 | — | #748 | #65 |
| 1921 | 3,208 | — | #644 | #67 |
| 1920 | 3,224 | — | #606 | #67 |
| 1919 | 2,848 | — | #624 | #69 |
| 1918 | 2,925 | — | #558 | #69 |
| 1917 | 2,559 | — | #594 | #74 |
| 1916 | 2,466 | — | #585 | #73 |
| 1915 | 2,491 | — | #581 | #67 |
| 1914 | 1,765 | — | #538 | #74 |
| 1913 | 1,395 | — | #633 | #73 |
| 1912 | 1,110 | — | #646 | #77 |
| 1911 | 665 | — | #527 | #71 |
| 1910 | 601 | — | #547 | #68 |
| 1909 | 525 | — | #540 | #67 |
| 1908 | 489 | — | #573 | #67 |
| 1907 | 513 | — | #612 | #60 |
| 1906 | 465 | — | #525 | #60 |
| 1905 | 467 | — | #527 | #60 |
| 1904 | 462 | — | #639 | #55 |
| 1903 | 431 | — | #563 | #55 |
| 1902 | 431 | — | #508 | #57 |
| 1901 | 355 | — | #820 | #59 |
| 1900 | 492 | — | #601 | #55 |
| 1899 | 348 | — | #523 | #61 |
| 1898 | 425 | — | #585 | #56 |
| 1897 | 441 | — | #446 | #52 |
| 1896 | 461 | — | #503 | #50 |
| 1895 | 408 | — | #573 | #56 |
| 1894 | 419 | — | #444 | #57 |
| 1893 | 413 | — | #453 | #56 |
| 1892 | 423 | — | #439 | #57 |
| 1891 | 396 | — | #421 | #49 |
| 1890 | 393 | — | #381 | #56 |
| 1889 | 385 | — | #451 | #54 |
| 1888 | 360 | — | #467 | #63 |
| 1887 | 280 | — | #487 | #66 |
| 1886 | 292 | — | #490 | #67 |
| 1885 | 262 | — | #425 | #74 |
| 1884 | 254 | — | #437 | #77 |
| 1883 | 212 | — | #644 | #78 |
| 1882 | 210 | — | #488 | #83 |
| 1881 | 159 | — | #533 | #87 |
| 1880 | 150 | — | #668 | #95 |