Deray — boys' name
190 babies named Deray in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
190 boys have been named Deray since 1966, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2012.
- 190
- total births
- 1966–2012
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
35% of everyone ever named Deray was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Deray in 1980 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Deray
The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Deray between 1966 and 2012, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deray currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Deray performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Deray shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Deray 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 190 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.
Deray at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Deray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1966
- Peak year (1980)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2012.
190 total births across 47 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1980 with 12 births in a single year.
Deray by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 66 births that decade — 35% of Deray's all-time total
Deray decade highlights
- Peak decade 66 births
- Runner-up 54 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Deray's strongest decade
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 35% of all-time use.
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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, 1966–2012 (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.