Rayburn vs Ray

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

Name A

Rayburn

Boy name

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Name B

Ray

Boy name · Rank #777

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Metric Rayburn Ray
Current Rank Unranked #777
Total Births (all years) 2,612 204,384
Peak Year 1938 1926
Peak Year Births 90 3,409
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1908 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rayburn Ray
1880ss — 2,371
1890ss — 3,763
1900ss 7 4,256
1910ss 220 17,792
1920ss 421 32,045
1930ss 560 30,211
1940ss 533 29,655
1950ss 295 29,914
1960ss 230 22,185
1970ss 167 10,079
1980ss 102 7,838
1990ss 33 5,401
2000ss 22 3,894
2010ss 17 3,365
2020ss 5 1,615

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rayburn Ray
2014 5 329
2015 5 348
2016 — 324
2017 7 306
2018 — 330
2019 — 328
2020 — 343
2021 — 282
2022 — 332
2023 5 336
2024 — 322

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, 1908–2023.

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