Ray

Boy · recorded 1880–2025

  • #791in 2025
  • 1 in 5,354boys in 2025
  • +3%last ten years
  • 1.7×in Washington

Most popular in 1896.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

01,7823,56318801916195319892025

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 146 recorded years as a table
Ray, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
18801,285
18811,469
18821,715
18831,931
18842,027
18852,199
18862,446
18872,544
18882,739
18893,210
18903,143
18913,558
18923,155
18933,365
18943,274
18953,237
18963,563
18973,521
18983,211
18992,966
19003,037
19013,175
19023,188
19033,330
19043,372
19053,205
19063,162
19073,235
19082,890
19092,896
19102,806
19112,664
19122,442
19132,591
19142,531
19152,787
19162,622
19172,621
19182,726
19192,777
19202,899
19212,792
19222,804
19232,884
19242,974
19252,885
19263,070
19272,887
19282,932
19292,951
19302,965
19313,040
19323,125
19333,058
19343,077
19352,948
19362,834
19372,555
19382,597
19392,447
19402,411
19412,194
19422,221
19432,146
19442,131
19452,036
19461,951
19471,847
19481,786
19491,528
19501,472
19511,422
19521,384
19531,427
19541,460
19551,490
19561,527
19571,581
19581,502
19591,508
19601,444
19611,375
19621,293
19631,271
19641,144
19651,125
19661,023
1967927
1968917
1969851
1970787
1971716
1972726
1973671
1974607
1975573
1976542
1977491
1978483
1979479
1980473
1981477
1982477
1983426
1984424
1985416
1986401
1987412
1988389
1989361
1990368
1991344
1992291
1993287
1994292
1995260
1996235
1997235
1998233
1999216
2000221
2001185
2002194
2003170
2004197
2005210
2006219
2007185
2008183
2009185
2010190
2011183
2012172
2013192
2014171
2015182
2016171
2017165
2018182
2019183
2020199
2021162
2022190
2023198
2024187
2025187

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

  1. Washington 1.7×
  2. California 1.6×
  3. Ohio 1.4×
  4. New York 1.3×
  5. Florida 1.2×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025
319
Rank in 2025
#791
How rare
1 in 5,354 boys
Since 1880
204,701

Most popular in 1896, at 3,563 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 3% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
StateTimes the national rateBirths pooled
Washington1.7×31
California1.6×166
Ohio1.4×43
New York1.3×66
Florida1.2×67

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.