Raylen vs Ray

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

Name A

Raylen

Boy name · Rank #1809

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Name B

Ray

Boy name · Rank #777

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Metric Raylen Ray
Current Rank #1809 #777
Total Births (all years) 1,514 204,384
Peak Year 2020 1926
Peak Year Births 107 3,409
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1962 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Raylen 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 5 22,185
1970ss — 10,079
1980ss — 7,838
1990ss 33 5,401
2000ss 136 3,894
2010ss 884 3,365
2020ss 456 1,615

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Raylen Ray
2014 105 329
2015 106 348
2016 93 324
2017 81 306
2018 80 330
2019 93 328
2020 107 343
2021 96 282
2022 91 332
2023 72 336
2024 90 322

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, 1962–2024.

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