Name
RAY

Name RAY

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 214,409 births of Ray in the countries below, which represents an average of 1,510 births of children bearing the first name Ray per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 453 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Ray   
In Italiano Nome Ray   
Variations : Rae , Raymond


Information about the first name Ray

The first name Ray has been assigned to:
98.55% to boys
1.45% to girls
The country where the first name Ray is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 3 letters including 2 vowels and 1 consonant

Anagrams of the first name Ray

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Ray : Ary, Ayr, Rya, Yar, Yra

Anacyclics of the first name Ray

An anacyclic is a word or phrase that can be read in the normal sense of reading or in the opposite direction. Here is the list of names that are anonymous of the given name Ray: Yar

Ray in Japanese *

Romajirei
Katakanaレー
Hiraganaれー
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Ray in Japanese
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Ray in sign language

Ray in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Ray

US English
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Etymology src :
  • From Middle English raye, rayȝe, from Old French raie, from Latin raia, of uncertain origin. Compare Middle English reyhhe, reihe, reȝge (“ray, skate”), from Old English reohhe (“ray”).
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  • Shortened from array.
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  • Alternative forms.
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • ray (third-person singular simple present rays, present participle raying, simple past and past participle rayed)
  • (transitive) To emit something as if in rays.
  • (intransitive) To radiate as if in rays.
  • (transitive) To expose to radiation.
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Etymology (Verb) src :
  • ray (third-person singular simple present rays, present participle raying, simple past and past participle rayed)
  • (obsolete) To arrange. [14th–18th c.]
  • (now rare) To dress, array (someone). [from 14th c.]
  • (obsolete) To stain or soil; to defile. [16th–19th c.]
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • ray (plural rays)
  • The letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand.
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  • ray (plural rays)
  • (music) Alternative form of re
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  • Rhymes: -eɪ
Pronunciation src :
  • enPR: rā, IPA(key): /ɹeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ
General
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  • From Persian ری‎ (rey), from Middle Persian, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠 (r-g-a /⁠Ragā⁠/), a Median district. Compare Akkadian 𒊏𒂵𒀪 (ra-ga-'), Elamite 𒊩𒋡𒀭 (rák-ka4-an) (loc.), Ancient Greek Ῥάγαι (Rhágai), Latin Rhagae, Rhaganae, Iranian borrowings.
Turkish
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Noun src :
  • ray (definite accusative rayı, plural raylar)
  • rail
 

Popularity of the name Ray

Number of RAY births per year

Total births of Ray by country

Births with the first name Ray
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
200,718
2,791
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
5,450
210
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
2,010
13
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
1,147
29
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
474
11
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
303
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
187
32
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
200
4
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
148
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
122
6
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
120
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
98
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
98
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
63
2
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
63
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
22
1
SESweden
1998 - 2022
23
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
18
2
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
18
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
16
1
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
5
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
2
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
1
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
1
0

Total births of Ray by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Ray
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
277
8
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
82
5
DEGermany
2022
15
1
ONOntario
2019
14
0
BEBelgium
2022
12
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
11
0
IEIreland
2022
5
0
ITItaly
2021
5
0
QCQuebec
2022
4
0
FRFrance
2022
4
0
ABAlberta
2022
3
0
SESweden
2022
3
0
ATAustria
2021
2
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
1
0
DKDenmark
2022
1
0

Comments on the name Ray

Personalities with the first name Ray

There are 275 personalities with the first name Ray


Ray Bradbury
(Ray Douglas Bradbury) src

United states of america
Writer


Chuck Norris
(Carlos Ray Norris) src

United states of america
Stunt performer Film producer Karateka Television actor Film actor Taekwondo athlete Screenwriter Actor Writer


Ray Liotta
(Raymond Allen Liotta) src

United states of america
Actor Film producer Film actor


Stevie Ray Vaughan
src

United states of america
Composer Singer-songwriter Guitarist


Billy Ray Cyrus
(William Ray Cyrus) src

United states of america
Singer-songwriter Television producer Guitarist Film producer Television actor Film actor


Ray Kroc
(Raymond Albert Kroc) src

United states of america
Writer Businessperson Entrepreneur Salesperson Restaurateur


Sugar Ray Robinson
(Walker Smith) src

United states of america
Film actor Boxer


Dean Koontz
src

United states of america
Screenwriter Writer Poet Children's writer Novelist Prosaist Science fiction writer


Ray Romano
(Raymond Albert Romano) src

United states of america
Screenwriter Actor Voice actor Television actor Film actor Poker player Television writer


Sugar Ray Leonard
src

United states of america
Actor Boxer



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Ray
Full list of personalities with the first name Ray

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Ray

There are 2679 actors and actresses with the first name Ray
Ray Crosswaite
Ray Rio
Ray Mona
Ray Nicholson
Ray Josef Aguilar
Ray Chen
Ray Strasser King
Ray Quinn
Ray Chase
Ray Poulter
Ray Zhang
Ray Chang
Ray Badran
Ray Morrison Jr.
Ray Santiago
Ray Soltani
Ray Cunningham
Ray Chaaya
Ray J
Ray Fonseca
Ray Phillips
Ray Black
Ray Cezan
Ray Gordy
Ray Leppan
Ray Verma
Ray Singh
Ray Reboul
Ray Dibartolomeo
Ray Toro

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Ray
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Ray

Rankings of first name RAY by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#488GB United Kingdom2021
#612IE Ireland2022
#682CH Switzerland2021
#683ON Ontario2019
#767BE Belgium2022
#774US United State of America2022
#845QC Quebec2022
#1189AB Alberta2022
#1404SE Sweden2022
#1481IT Italy2021
#1507AT Austria2021
#1903DE Germany2022
#2219DK Denmark2022
#2403CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#4956FR France2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#4092US United State of America2022
#4430GB United Kingdom2021
#11064DE Germany2022