Raysean vs Ray

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

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Raysean

Boy name

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Name B

Ray

Boy name · Rank #777

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Metric Raysean Ray
Current Rank Unranked #777
Total Births (all years) 538 204,384
Peak Year 2004 1926
Peak Year Births 29 3,409
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Raysean 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 — 22,185
1970ss 10 10,079
1980ss 70 7,838
1990ss 142 5,401
2000ss 170 3,894
2010ss 128 3,365
2020ss 18 1,615

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Raysean Ray
2014 13 329
2015 12 348
2016 10 324
2017 — 306
2018 12 330
2019 12 328
2020 5 343
2021 6 282
2022 — 332
2023 7 336
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, 1972–2023.

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