Over the past 110 years, 1 847 girls and 189 523 boys have been named Ray. The name Ray ranks 2910th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Ray in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Ray came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.