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.
26% of everyone ever named Leray was born in this single decade.
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 1989Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Leray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1920
- Peak year (1920)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1989.
174 total births across 70 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1920 with 8 births in a single year.
Leray by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 45 births that decade — 26% of Leray's all-time total
Leray decade highlights
- Peak decade 45 births
- Runner-up 36 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Leray's strongest decade
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 26% of all-time use.
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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, 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.