Raynald vs Ray

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

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Raynald

Boy name

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Name B

Ray

Boy name · Rank #777

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Metric Raynald Ray
Current Rank Unranked #777
Total Births (all years) 99 204,384
Peak Year 1940 1926
Peak Year Births 8 3,409
Peak Decade 1980ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Raynald Ray
1880ss — 2,371
1890ss — 3,763
1900ss — 4,256
1910ss 5 17,792
1920ss 12 32,045
1930ss — 30,211
1940ss 19 29,655
1950ss 12 29,914
1960ss 7 22,185
1970ss 6 10,079
1980ss 23 7,838
1990ss 15 5,401
2000ss — 3,894
2010ss — 3,365
2020ss — 1,615

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Raynald 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, 1914–1994.

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