Rayo vs Ray
Side-by-side comparison of Rayo and Ray — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Rayo Ray Current Rank #12488 #777 Total Births (all years) 21 204,384 Peak Year 2017 1926 Peak Year Births 6 3,409 Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1923 1880
Births by Decade Decade Rayo Ray 1880ss — 2,371 1890ss — 3,763 1900ss — 4,256 1910ss — 17,792 1920ss 5 32,045 1930ss — 30,211 1940ss — 29,655 1950ss — 29,914 1960ss — 22,185 1970ss — 10,079 1980ss — 7,838 1990ss — 5,401 2000ss — 3,894 2010ss 6 3,365 2020ss 10 1,615
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Rayo Ray 2014 — 329 2015 — 348 2016 — 324 2017 6 306 2018 — 330 2019 — 328 2020 — 343 2021 — 282 2022 5 332 2023 — 336 2024 5 322