Boys' name · since 1988
Justinray
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Justinray, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,737 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Justinray sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 18 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Justinray has been recorded 18 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1998.
- #29,737 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Justinray ranks #29,737 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,737 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Justinray's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Justinray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Justinray's full recorded timeline at 1991, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Justinray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1998
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1998.
18 total births across 11 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1988 with 7 births in a single year.
Justinray by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 61% of the file).
1990s was Justinray's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Justinray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (61% of all-time use).
Justinray decade highlights
- Peak decade 11 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Justinray by state
Where Justinray concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 27.8% |
5 of 18 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 27.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 27.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Justinray's data
- California records the most Justinrays (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Justinray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1988–1998 (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 Justinray 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.
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