Recorded 1984–2020 Boys' name Peak 2005 130 births

Koray — boys' name

130 babies named Koray in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s112000s542010s462020s8
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Koray was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

10 babies were named Koray in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Koray

The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Koray between 1984 and 2020, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Koray currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koray performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Koray shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koray 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 130 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.

Koray at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

130

Since 1984

37 years of records

Peak year

2005

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1984

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2020

Koray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1984

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2005)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 20202016201220082005200019891984 5

Koray by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
54 births that decade — 42% of Koray's all-time total
1980s111990s112000s542010s462020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koray?
130 babies have been named Koray since 1984. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2005 with 10 births.
When was Koray most popular?
Koray was most popular in the 2000s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Koray been used?
Koray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 37 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Koray?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kory, Korey, Korbin, Korbyn, 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, 1984–2020 (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.