Raylan vs Ray

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

Name A

Raylan

Boy name · Rank #716

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Name B

Ray

Boy name · Rank #777

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Metric Raylan Ray
Current Rank #716 #777
Total Births (all years) 6,540 204,384
Peak Year 2015 1926
Peak Year Births 630 3,409
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1975 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Raylan 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 11 10,079
1980ss 5 7,838
1990ss 30 5,401
2000ss 73 3,894
2010ss 4,399 3,365
2020ss 2,022 1,615

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Raylan Ray
2014 566 329
2015 630 348
2016 485 324
2017 421 306
2018 424 330
2019 401 328
2020 445 343
2021 429 282
2022 372 332
2023 408 336
2024 368 322

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, 1975–2024.

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