Trend of the Popularity of Ray as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 319 male babies that were named Ray in the US, which was 0.02% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Ray peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1982 with a count of 866 babies, which was 0.05% of the total male babies born in the US in 1982.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Ray, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Ray.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Ray in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Ray in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Ray from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Ray as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	843	0.05
1981	855	0.05
1982	866	0.05
1983	764	0.04
1984	766	0.04
1985	768	0.04
1986	738	0.04
1987	769	0.04
1988	744	0.04
1989	722	0.04
1990	755	0.04
1991	695	0.03
1992	582	0.03
1993	562	0.03
1994	564	0.03
1995	495	0.03
1996	445	0.02
1997	443	0.02
1998	446	0.02
1999	414	0.02
2000	435	0.02
2001	360	0.02
2002	377	0.02
2003	336	0.02
2004	391	0.02
2005	420	0.02
2006	451	0.02
2007	384	0.02
2008	374	0.02
2009	366	0.02
2010	364	0.02
2011	347	0.02
2012	327	0.02
2013	363	0.02
2014	329	0.02
2015	349	0.02
2016	324	0.02
2017	306	0.02
2018	330	0.02
2019	328	0.02
2020	343	0.02
2021	283	0.02
2022	332	0.02
2023	338	0.02
2024	323	0.02
2025	319	0.02