Wray

RAY /ˈɹeɪ/
boy 1 syllable fading

Wray is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Wray is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1989. Wray was first reported in SSA data in 1906 and peaked in 1927 (28 births).

About the name Wray

PronunciationRAY /ˈɹeɪ/

Names similar to Wray

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How popular is Wray?

Boys named Wray
190619201940196019801989
Boys named Wray per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1906–1989 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
Girls named Wray
1942194519501955196019651968
Girls named Wray per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1906–1989 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

Wray total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19895——#9,197
19877——#6,076
19865——#7,797
19855——#7,558
19837——#5,469
19795——#7,054
19736——#5,091
19729——#3,618
197110——#3,368
197011——#3,070
196911——#2,858
19685—#8,181—
196713——#2,346
196619——#1,813
19656——#3,923
196411——#2,663
19638——#3,316
19626——#4,028
196111——#2,703
196017——#2,037
195916—#7,190#2,656
195824—#5,396#2,025
195710——#2,819
19569——#2,966
195512——#2,432
195411——#2,589
195316——#2,036
195212——#2,375
195118——#1,837
195018——#1,813
194915——#2,020
194814——#2,114
194715——#2,075
194613——#2,142
194517——#1,694
194410——#2,464
194314——#2,071
194218—#4,615#2,267
194112——#2,205
194013——#2,078
193910——#2,446
193813——#2,083
193721——#1,527
193618——#1,638
193514——#2,027
193415——#1,931
193315——#1,903
193222——#1,547
193116——#1,926
19307——#3,591
192919——#1,791
192816——#2,045
192728——#1,435
192617——#1,980
192517——#2,010
192413——#2,470
192313——#2,444
192214——#2,344
192112——#2,629
192011——#2,762
191917——#1,972
191816——#2,071
19176——#3,974
191616——#1,947
191513——#2,180
191416——#1,607
19138——#2,268
19125——#2,902
19075——#1,545
19065——#1,411
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