Ray
| Origin | Gender | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| French | Boy | kingly |
| Hebrew | Girl | Ewe, One with purity |
Fun Facts about the name Ray
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Yar
Scrabble Score
6 points
Dictionary Definition
v. t. defined as: "To array."
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Popularity of Ray
Popularity Analysis
The name Ray first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1890 when it reached rank #381. As of 1936, it ranked #852.
| Year | Rank | Gender | % of Total Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 852 | Female | 0.0059% |
| 1935 | 790 | Female | 0.0068% |
| 1934 | 827 | Female | 0.0063% |
| 1933 | 811 | Female | 0.0065% |
| 1932 | 805 | Female | 0.0065% |
| 1931 | 741 | Female | 0.0075% |
| 1930 | 681 | Female | 0.0087% |
| 1929 | 652 | Female | 0.0099% |
| 1928 | 730 | Female | 0.0079% |
| 1927 | 701 | Female | 0.0088% |
| 1926 | 657 | Female | 0.0098% |
| 1925 | 752 | Female | 0.0077% |
| 1924 | 674 | Female | 0.0094% |
| 1923 | 677 | Female | 0.0097% |
| 1922 | 745 | Female | 0.0077% |
| 1921 | 644 | Female | 0.0104% |
| 1920 | 606 | Female | 0.0111% |
| 1919 | 625 | Female | 0.0107% |
| 1918 | 558 | Female | 0.0135% |
| 1917 | 594 | Female | 0.0118% |
| 1916 | 586 | Female | 0.0122% |
| 1915 | 581 | Female | 0.0123% |
| 1914 | 538 | Female | 0.0136% |
| 1913 | 633 | Female | 0.0102% |
| 1912 | 646 | Female | 0.0102% |
| 1911 | 527 | Female | 0.0143% |
| 1910 | 547 | Female | 0.0134% |
| 1909 | 540 | Female | 0.0136% |
| 1908 | 573 | Female | 0.0121% |
| 1907 | 612 | Female | 0.0113% |
| 1906 | 525 | Female | 0.0140% |
| 1905 | 527 | Female | 0.0139% |
| 1904 | 639 | Female | 0.0103% |
| 1903 | 563 | Female | 0.0122% |
| 1902 | 508 | Female | 0.0143% |
| 1901 | 820 | Female | 0.0067% |
| 1900 | 601 | Female | 0.0110% |
| 1899 | 523 | Female | 0.0133% |
| 1898 | 585 | Female | 0.0113% |
| 1897 | 446 | Female | 0.0177% |
| 1896 | 503 | Female | 0.0139% |
| 1895 | 573 | Female | 0.0113% |
| 1894 | 444 | Female | 0.0170% |
| 1893 | 453 | Female | 0.0155% |
| 1892 | 439 | Female | 0.0169% |
| 1891 | 421 | Female | 0.0183% |
| 1890 | 381 | Female | 0.0218% |
| 1889 | 451 | Female | 0.0159% |
| 1888 | 467 | Female | 0.0153% |
| 1887 | 487 | Female | 0.0142% |
| 1886 | 490 | Female | 0.0137% |
| 1885 | 425 | Female | 0.0176% |
| 1884 | 438 | Female | 0.0160% |
| 1883 | 644 | Female | 0.0083% |
| 1882 | 488 | Female | 0.0130% |
| 1881 | 534 | Female | 0.0111% |
| 1880 | 668 | Female | 0.0082% |
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