Recorded 1979–2025 Boys' name Peak 1997 274 births

Jaray — boys' name

274 babies named Jaray in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

274 boys have been named Jaray since 1979, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

274
total births
1979–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
30%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Jaray was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jaray in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaray

The Social Security Administration has registered 274 babies named Jaray between 1979 and 2025, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaray currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaray performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jaray shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaray 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 274 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.

Jaray at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

274

Since 1979

47 years of records

Peak year

1997

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1979

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2025

Jaray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1979

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1997)
13
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 20252013200720021997199119831979 5

Jaray by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
83 births that decade — 30% of Jaray's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaray?
274 babies have been named Jaray since 1979. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1997 with 13 births.
When was Jaray most popular?
Jaray was most popular in the 2000s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Jaray been used?
Jaray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 47 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jaray?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jared, Jarrod, Jarrett, Jarvis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–2025 (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.