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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 88 babies (rank #465 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

760

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Ray

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	15	#963
1997	14	#1,041
1998	14	#1,041
1999	15	#1,010
2000	19	#877
2001	18	#934
2002	16	#1,065
2003	16	#1,126
2004	23	#928
2005	24	#941
2006	27	#907
2007	45	#647
2008	45	#676
2009	48	#656
2010	46	#685
2011	39	#790
2012	59	#601
2013	31	#950
2014	75	#516
2015	73	#531
2016	88	#465

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#963

1997

#1,041

1998

#1,041

1999

#1,010

2000

#877

2001

#934

2002

#1,065

2003

#1,126

2004

#928

2005

#941

2006

#907

2007

#647

2008

#676

2009

#656

2010

#685

2011

#790

2012

#601

2013

#950

2014

#516

2015

#531

2016

#465