Boys' name · since 1970
Coray
Coray has 54 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 54
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Coray sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 54 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Coray recorded 54 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1995.
- #21,624 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 54 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coray ranks #21,624 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 54
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Coray's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Coray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Coray's full recorded timeline at 1979, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Coray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1995
- Peak year (1970)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Coray by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (32 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Coray's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Coray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 32 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Coray's decade-level peak was the 1970s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Coray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Coray draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.