Rayfield vs Ray

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

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Rayfield

Boy name

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Name B

Ray

Boy name · Rank #777

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Metric Rayfield Ray
Current Rank Unranked #777
Total Births (all years) 1,873 204,384
Peak Year 1949 1926
Peak Year Births 43 3,409
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1896 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rayfield Ray
1880ss — 2,371
1890ss 16 3,763
1900ss 62 4,256
1910ss 205 17,792
1920ss 274 32,045
1930ss 247 30,211
1940ss 280 29,655
1950ss 333 29,914
1960ss 194 22,185
1970ss 128 10,079
1980ss 96 7,838
1990ss 28 5,401
2000ss 10 3,894
2010ss — 3,365
2020ss — 1,615

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rayfield Ray
2014 — 329
2015 — 348
2016 — 324
2017 — 306
2018 — 330
2019 — 328
2020 — 343
2021 — 282
2022 — 332
2023 — 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, 1896–2002.

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