Total births
16
Recorded 1992–1994 Boys' name Peak 1993 16 births
Kray — boys' name
16 babies named Kray in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, 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 Kray was born in this single decade.
1993
Single peak year
6 babies were named Kray in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kray
The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Kray between 1992 and 1994, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kray currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kray performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kray 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 16 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.
Kray at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1993
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1992
Kray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1992
- Peak year (1993)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Kray by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 16 births that decade — 100% of Kray's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kray? ▼
16 babies have been named Kray since 1992. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1993 with 6 births.
When was Kray most popular? ▼
Kray was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Kray been used? ▼
Kray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 3 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Kray? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kraig, Kramer, Kratos, Kraven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Kray
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Krayton Boy
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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, 1992–1994 (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.