Unisex name · since 1915
Flay
80 babies named Flay in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 80
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Flay sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 80 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flay has been recorded 80 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1956.
- #18,874 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 80 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flay ranks #18,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #18,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 80
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Flay's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Flay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Flay's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Flay popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1956
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Flay popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1916 (Flay as girls' name)
Flay by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (30 births, 38% of the file).
1910s was Flay's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Flay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
- 1930s
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 30 births (38% of all-time use).
Flay by state
Where Flay concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 6.3% |
5 of 80 births nationwide.
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What to do with Flay's data
- Flay's decade-level peak was the 1910s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Flays (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Flay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1915–1956 (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 Flay 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.