Recorded 1970–1995 Boys' name Peak 1970 54 births

Coray — boys' name

54 babies named Coray in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s161990s6
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Coray was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

6 babies were named Coray in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coray

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Coray between 1970 and 1995, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Coray currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coray performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Coray shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coray 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 54 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.

Coray at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

54

Since 1970

26 years of records

Peak year

1970

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1970

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1995

Coray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1970

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1970)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 1995198719811980197919781977197519731970 6

Coray by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
32 births that decade — 59% of Coray's all-time total
1970s321980s161990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coray?
54 babies have been named Coray since 1970. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1970 with 6 births.
When was Coray most popular?
Coray was most popular in the 1970s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Coray been used?
Coray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 26 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Coray?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Corey, Cory, Corbin, Cornelius, 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, 1970–1995 (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.