Names / Boy names
Ray
Current rank
#792
holding steady
All-time peak
#49
in 1891
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
210,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #49 in 1891 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(RAY): Directly evokes a ray of light. Simple, classic, and excellent as a middle. Stateside, it first appears in 1880. Today it sits at #792 and is keeping its place. It topped out in 1891 at #49. More than 210,300 children have been given the name overall.