Boys' name · since 1959
Tray
1,525 babies named Tray in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,874 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,525
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tray currently ranks #10874 among boys' names in America, with 1,525 babies recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tray has been recorded 1,525 times among boys since 1959, currently ranked #10874 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, 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 1959 to 2025.
- #3,912 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,874 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,525 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tray ranks #3,912 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,874 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,525 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,874 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,525
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tray's 1,525 recorded births place it above 91.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tray compares
1,525 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tray's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tray | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,525 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tray splits its recorded history at 1992: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Tray by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (536 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Tray's strongest decade.
536 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 124
1960s
124 births
- 1970s 135
1970s
135 births
- 1980s
1980s
287 births
- 1990s
1990s
536 births
- 2000s
2000s
275 births
- 2010s 129
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 536 births (35% of all-time use).
How Tray compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tray's total volume
Tray by state
Where Tray concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 144 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 33 | 2.2% |
| #3 | California | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.7% |
144 of 1,525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Tray appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tray's data
- Tray's decade-level peak was the 1990s (536 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Trays (144 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Tray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Tray 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.