Total births
11
Recorded 1993–1996 Boys' name Peak 1993 11 births
Fray — boys' name
11 babies named Fray in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1990s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Fray was born in this single decade.
1993
Single peak year
6 babies were named Fray in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Fray
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Fray between 1993 and 1996, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fray currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Fray performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Fray 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 11 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.
Fray at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
1993
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1993
Fray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1993
- Peak year (1993)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Fray by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 11 births that decade — 100% of Fray's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fray? ▼
11 babies have been named Fray since 1993. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1993 with 6 births.
When was Fray most popular? ▼
Fray was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Fray been used? ▼
Fray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 4 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Fray? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Frank, Francis, Francisco, Franklin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Fray
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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, 1993–1996 (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.