Ray vs Raymond

Side-by-side comparison of Ray and Raymond — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ray

Boy name · Rank #777

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Name B

Raymond

Boy name · Rank #379

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Metric Ray Raymond
Current Rank #777 #379
Total Births (all years) 204,384 778,955
Peak Year 1926 1924
Peak Year Births 3,409 12,872
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ray Raymond
1880ss 2,371 3,135
1890ss 3,763 7,572
1900ss 4,256 11,650
1910ss 17,792 71,820
1920ss 32,045 124,213
1930ss 30,211 99,583
1940ss 29,655 109,070
1950ss 29,914 108,932
1960ss 22,185 81,788
1970ss 10,079 49,340
1980ss 7,838 41,503
1990ss 5,401 31,721
2000ss 3,894 20,449
2010ss 3,365 13,399
2020ss 1,615 4,780

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ray Raymond
2014 329 1,410
2015 348 1,386
2016 324 1,279
2017 306 1,208
2018 330 1,164
2019 328 1,023
2020 343 1,060
2021 282 990
2022 332 967
2023 336 904
2024 322 859

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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