Recorded 1987–1995 Boys' name Peak 1988 46 births

Billyray — boys' name

46 babies named Billyray in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s24
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Billyray was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

9 babies were named Billyray in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Billyray

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Billyray between 1987 and 1995, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Billyray currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Billyray performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Billyray shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Billyray in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Billyray at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

46

Since 1987

9 years of records

Peak year

1988

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1987

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1995

Billyray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1987

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1988)
9
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
45678910 1995199419931992198919881987 8

Billyray by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 52% of Billyray's all-time total
1980s221990s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Billyray?
46 babies have been named Billyray since 1987. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1988 with 9 births.
When was Billyray most popular?
Billyray was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Billyray been used?
Billyray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 9 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Billyray?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Billy, Bill, Billie, Bilal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.