Elray — boys' name

What the Data Says About Elray

The Social Security Administration has registered 327 babies named Elray between 1917 and 1978, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elray currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elray performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Elray shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Elray in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elray 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 327 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.