Recorded 1920–1989 Boys' name Peak 1920 174 births

Leray — boys' name

174 babies named Leray in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s451930s361940s221950s101960s101970s161980s35
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Leray was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

8 babies were named Leray in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leray

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Leray between 1920 and 1989, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leray currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leray performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Leray shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leray 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 174 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.

Leray at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

174

Since 1920

70 years of records

Peak year

1920

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1920

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1989

Leray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1920

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1920)
8
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
456789 198919821972195119401933192819211920 8

Leray by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
45 births that decade — 26% of Leray's all-time total
1920s451930s361940s221950s101960s101970s161980s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leray?
174 babies have been named Leray since 1920. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1920 with 8 births.
When was Leray most popular?
Leray was most popular in the 1920s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Leray been used?
Leray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 70 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Leray?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leroy, Leron, Lerone, Leroi, 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, 1920–1989 (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.