The baby name Ray appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1926 with 4,715 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Ray has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 21 |
| 1910 | 641 |
| 1911 | 29 |
| 1911 | 685 |
| 1912 | 39 |
| 1912 | 1,208 |
| 1913 | 38 |
| 1913 | 1,566 |
| 1914 | 78 |
| 1914 | 2,025 |
| 1915 | 76 |
| 1915 | 2,957 |
| 1916 | 94 |
| 1916 | 2,927 |
| 1917 | 111 |
| 1917 | 3,320 |
| 1918 | 140 |
| 1918 | 3,701 |
| 1919 | 89 |
| 1919 | 3,657 |
| 1920 | 88 |
| 1920 | 4,078 |
| 1921 | 89 |
| 1921 | 4,155 |
| 1922 | 99 |
| 1922 | 4,140 |
| 1923 | 114 |
| 1923 | 4,208 |
| 1924 | 115 |
| 1924 | 4,479 |
| 1925 | 111 |
| 1925 | 4,239 |
| 1926 | 126 |
| 1926 | 4,715 |
| 1927 | 112 |
| 1927 | 4,282 |
| 1928 | 88 |
| 1928 | 4,357 |
| 1929 | 109 |
| 1929 | 4,109 |
| 1930 | 88 |
| 1930 | 4,507 |
| 1931 | 79 |
| 1931 | 4,250 |
| 1932 | 29 |
| 1932 | 3,762 |
| 1933 | 33 |
| 1933 | 3,897 |
| 1934 | 16 |
| 1934 | 3,939 |
| 1935 | 67 |
| 1935 | 3,998 |
| 1936 | 18 |
| 1936 | 3,751 |
| 1937 | 19 |
| 1937 | 3,505 |
| 1938 | 21 |
| 1938 | 3,476 |
| 1939 | 28 |
| 1939 | 3,228 |
| 1940 | 13 |
| 1940 | 3,708 |
| 1941 | 7 |
| 1941 | 3,559 |
| 1942 | 21 |
| 1942 | 3,889 |
| 1943 | 25 |
| 1943 | 3,836 |
| 1944 | 15 |
| 1944 | 3,646 |
| 1945 | 3,405 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1946 | 3,498 |
| 1947 | 4,153 |
| 1948 | 4,446 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1949 | 3,457 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1950 | 3,393 |
| 1951 | 16 |
| 1951 | 3,219 |
| 1952 | 10 |
| 1952 | 3,188 |
| 1953 | 12 |
| 1953 | 3,619 |
| 1954 | 6 |
| 1954 | 3,334 |
| 1955 | 10 |
| 1955 | 4,454 |
| 1956 | 4,542 |
| 1957 | 7 |
| 1957 | 4,404 |
| 1958 | 8 |
| 1958 | 4,144 |
| 1959 | 4,020 |
| 1960 | 3,862 |
| 1961 | 18 |
| 1961 | 3,407 |
| 1962 | 3,369 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1963 | 3,353 |
| 1964 | 2,839 |
| 1965 | 2,714 |
| 1966 | 2,245 |
| 1967 | 1,989 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1968 | 1,951 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1969 | 1,798 |
| 1970 | 7 |
| 1970 | 1,622 |
| 1971 | 1,365 |
| 1972 | 1,292 |
| 1973 | 1,108 |
| 1974 | 1,009 |
| 1975 | 959 |
| 1976 | 937 |
| 1977 | 921 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1978 | 828 |
| 1979 | 908 |
| 1980 | 931 |
| 1981 | 872 |
| 1982 | 877 |
| 1983 | 773 |
| 1984 | 725 |
| 1985 | 687 |
| 1986 | 815 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1987 | 717 |
| 1988 | 696 |
| 1989 | 657 |
| 1990 | 651 |
| 1991 | 638 |
| 1992 | 600 |
| 1993 | 547 |
| 1994 | 513 |
| 1995 | 417 |
| 1996 | 420 |
| 1997 | 368 |
| 1998 | 414 |
| 1999 | 357 |
| 2000 | 374 |
| 2001 | 369 |
| 2002 | 231 |
| 2003 | 217 |
| 2004 | 338 |
| 2005 | 395 |
| 2006 | 439 |
| 2007 | 315 |
| 2008 | 318 |
| 2009 | 329 |
| 2010 | 330 |
| 2011 | 304 |
| 2012 | 303 |
| 2013 | 369 |
| 2014 | 292 |
| 2015 | 339 |
| 2016 | 314 |
| 2017 | 247 |
| 2018 | 288 |
| 2019 | 287 |
| 2020 | 256 |
| 2021 | 280 |
| 2022 | 270 |
| 2023 | 257 |
| 2024 | 254 |