Ray

Ray

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Ray is a given name and short form of the given name Raymond and Rachel.

From Wikipedia

Ray first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 41 babies (rank #561 that year). In 2024 it was given to 24 boys (rank #1,064). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Ray

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ray yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

804

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	17	#821
1992	20	#749
1993	11	#1,157
1994	18	#773
1995	19	#842
1996	12	#1,166
1997	12	#1,147
1998	25	#687
1999	13	#1,094
2000	11	#1,242
2001	23	#762
2002	18	#914
2003	19	#903
2004	22	#846
2005	41	#561
2006	21	#944
2007	24	#883
2008	28	#807
2009	23	#969
2010	25	#906
2011	21	#1,039
2012	25	#910
2013	25	#920
2014	29	#825
2015	26	#897
2016	40	#670
2017	32	#794
2018	23	#1,002
2019	32	#773
2020	24	#984
2021	29	#882
2022	34	#770
2023	28	#892
2024	24	#1,064

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#821

1992

#749

1993

#1,157

1994

#773

1995

#842

1996

#1,166

1997

#1,147

1998

#687

1999

#1,094

2000

#1,242

2001

#762

2002

#914

2003

#903

2004

#846

2005

#561

2006

#944

2007

#883

2008

#807

2009

#969

2010

#906

2011

#1,039

2012

#910

2013

#920

2014

#825

2015

#897

2016

#670

2017

#794

2018

#1,002

2019

#773

2020

#984

2021

#882

2022

#770

2023

#892

2024

#1,064

Meaning

Numerology of Ray

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Ray

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Ray in 2024

Other boys' names starting with R

Year-by-Year Detail