Raynard vs Ray

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

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Raynard

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Name B

Ray

Boy name · Rank #777

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Metric Raynard Ray
Current Rank Unranked #777
Total Births (all years) 3,060 204,384
Peak Year 1962 1926
Peak Year Births 123 3,409
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Raynard Ray
1880ss — 2,371
1890ss — 3,763
1900ss — 4,256
1910ss 41 17,792
1920ss 86 32,045
1930ss 43 30,211
1940ss 96 29,655
1950ss 325 29,914
1960ss 872 22,185
1970ss 296 10,079
1980ss 523 7,838
1990ss 400 5,401
2000ss 208 3,894
2010ss 137 3,365
2020ss 33 1,615

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Raynard Ray
2014 14 329
2015 20 348
2016 11 324
2017 10 306
2018 10 330
2019 15 328
2020 14 343
2021 8 282
2022 6 332
2023 5 336
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, 1912–2023.

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