Raydel vs Ray

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

Name A

Raydel

Boy name · Rank #7487

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Name B

Ray

Boy name · Rank #777

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Metric Raydel Ray
Current Rank #7487 #777
Total Births (all years) 205 204,384
Peak Year 2016 1926
Peak Year Births 17 3,409
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1999 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Raydel Ray
1880ss — 2,371
1890ss — 3,763
1900ss — 4,256
1910ss — 17,792
1920ss — 32,045
1930ss — 30,211
1940ss — 29,655
1950ss — 29,914
1960ss — 22,185
1970ss — 10,079
1980ss — 7,838
1990ss 5 5,401
2000ss 18 3,894
2010ss 127 3,365
2020ss 55 1,615

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Raydel Ray
2014 14 329
2015 10 348
2016 17 324
2017 15 306
2018 7 330
2019 14 328
2020 10 343
2021 12 282
2022 11 332
2023 11 336
2024 11 322

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, 1999–2024.

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