Raymond vs Ray

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

Name A

Raymond

Boy name · Rank #379

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Name B

Ray

Boy name · Rank #777

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Metric Raymond Ray
Current Rank #379 #777
Total Births (all years) 778,955 204,384
Peak Year 1924 1926
Peak Year Births 12,872 3,409
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Raymond Ray
1880ss 3,135 2,371
1890ss 7,572 3,763
1900ss 11,650 4,256
1910ss 71,820 17,792
1920ss 124,213 32,045
1930ss 99,583 30,211
1940ss 109,070 29,655
1950ss 108,932 29,914
1960ss 81,788 22,185
1970ss 49,340 10,079
1980ss 41,503 7,838
1990ss 31,721 5,401
2000ss 20,449 3,894
2010ss 13,399 3,365
2020ss 4,780 1,615

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Raymond Ray
2014 1,410 329
2015 1,386 348
2016 1,279 324
2017 1,208 306
2018 1,164 330
2019 1,023 328
2020 1,060 343
2021 990 282
2022 967 332
2023 904 336
2024 859 322

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, 1880–2024.

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