Ray

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Hebrew	Girl	Ewe
French	Boy	kingly
Jewish	Boy	Wise protector

Fun Facts about the name Ray

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Yar

Scrabble Score

6 points

Dictionary Definition

v. t. defined as: "To array."

Similar & Rhyming Names

DarayOrdwayWhite ClayRieraBrittnay

Popularity of Ray

Popularity Analysis

The name Ray first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1891 when it reached rank #49. It broke into the top 100 for 69 years. As of 2024, it ranked #779.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	779	Male	0.0174%
2023	765	Male	0.0183%
2022	762	Male	0.0177%
2021	843	Male	0.0150%
2020	724	Male	0.0185%
2019	741	Male	0.0169%
2018	724	Male	0.0170%
2017	768	Male	0.0154%
2016	748	Male	0.0160%
2015	715	Male	0.0170%
2014	731	Male	0.0160%
2013	668	Male	0.0179%
2012	721	Male	0.0161%
2011	685	Male	0.0170%
2010	662	Male	0.0177%
2009	672	Male	0.0172%
2008	660	Male	0.0168%
2007	638	Male	0.0172%
2006	560	Male	0.0205%
2005	564	Male	0.0197%
2004	577	Male	0.0185%
2003	619	Male	0.0160%
2002	580	Male	0.0182%
2001	574	Male	0.0173%
2000	516	Male	0.0208%
1999	513	Male	0.0203%
1998	490	Male	0.0220%
1997	485	Male	0.0221%
1996	484	Male	0.0222%
1995	455	Male	0.0246%
1994	405	Male	0.0277%
1993	413	Male	0.0272%
1992	394	Male	0.0277%
1991	350	Male	0.0327%
1990	328	Male	0.0351%
1989	326	Male	0.0344%
1988	306	Male	0.0372%
1987	283	Male	0.0394%
1986	284	Male	0.0386%
1985	271	Male	0.0399%
1984	273	Male	0.0408%
1983	272	Male	0.0410%
1982	254	Male	0.0459%
1981	256	Male	0.0459%
1980	261	Male	0.0454%
1979	258	Male	0.0459%
1978	257	Male	0.0464%
1977	252	Male	0.0472%
1976	238	Male	0.0520%
1975	228	Male	0.0552%
1974	220	Male	0.0587%
1973	206	Male	0.0649%
1972	197	Male	0.0704%
1971	196	Male	0.0696%
1970	187	Male	0.0767%
1969	182	Male	0.0834%
1968	169	Male	0.0896%
1967	165	Male	0.0911%
1966	155	Male	0.1004%
1965	148	Male	0.1101%
1964	143	Male	0.1122%
1963	131	Male	0.1249%
1962	132	Male	0.1274%
1961	126	Male	0.1355%
1960	121	Male	0.1422%
1959	121	Male	0.1483%
1958	121	Male	0.1481%
1957	111	Male	0.1562%
1956	113	Male	0.1504%
1955	113	Male	0.1465%
1954	118	Male	0.1442%
1953	115	Male	0.1400%
1952	113	Male	0.1366%
1951	114	Male	0.1400%
1950	111	Male	0.1448%
1949	110	Male	0.1500%
1948	100	Male	0.1759%
1947	97	Male	0.1816%
1946	95	Male	0.1926%
1945	92	Male	0.2001%
1944	87	Male	0.2090%
1943	84	Male	0.2106%
1942	84	Male	0.2175%
1941	83	Male	0.2148%
1940	77	Male	0.2359%
1939	74	Male	0.2391%
1938	72	Male	0.2533%
1937	71	Male	0.2492%
1936	64	Male	0.2763%
1935	64	Male	0.2868%
1934	63	Male	0.2986%
1933	62	Male	0.2975%
1932	59	Male	0.3034%
1931	60	Male	0.2957%
1930	58	Male	0.2876%
1929	57	Male	0.2867%
1928	57	Male	0.2853%
1927	60	Male	0.2796%
1926	57	Male	0.2973%
1925	64	Male	0.2796%
1924	60	Male	0.2879%
1923	61	Male	0.2795%
1922	65	Male	0.2712%
1921	68	Male	0.2699%
1920	67	Male	0.2806%
1919	69	Male	0.2682%
1918	69	Male	0.2632%
1917	74	Male	0.2531%
1916	73	Male	0.2528%
1915	67	Male	0.2687%
1914	74	Male	0.2425%
1913	73	Male	0.2475%
1912	77	Male	0.2324%
1911	71	Male	0.2494%
1910	68	Male	0.2614%
1909	67	Male	0.2686%
1908	67	Male	0.2687%
1907	60	Male	0.2995%
1906	60	Male	0.2922%
1905	60	Male	0.2960%
1904	55	Male	0.3119%
1903	55	Male	0.3070%
1902	57	Male	0.2945%
1901	59	Male	0.2924%
1900	55	Male	0.2817%
1899	61	Male	0.2734%
1898	56	Male	0.2982%
1897	52	Male	0.3247%
1896	50	Male	0.3300%
1895	56	Male	0.3000%
1894	57	Male	0.3034%
1893	56	Male	0.3123%
1892	57	Male	0.2929%
1891	49	Male	0.3295%
1890	56	Male	0.2916%
1889	54	Male	0.2982%
1888	63	Male	0.2548%
1887	66	Male	0.2360%
1886	67	Male	0.2276%
1885	74	Male	0.2044%
1884	77	Male	0.1890%
1883	78	Male	0.1796%
1882	83	Male	0.1598%
1881	87	Male	0.1367%
1880	95	Male	0.1199%

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