Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 0.400% 0.320% 0.240% 0.160% 0.080% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Ray (feminine)   Ray (masculine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 - - #769 0.018
2022 - - #759 0.018
2021 - - #839 0.015
2020 - - #722 0.019
2019 - - #733 0.017
2018 - - #726 0.017
2017 - - #767 0.015
2016 - - #749 0.016
2015 - - #713 0.017
2014 - - #728 0.016
2013 - - #664 0.018
2012 - - #719 0.016
2011 - - #681 0.017
2010 - - #659 0.018
2009 - - #668 0.017
2008 - - #651 0.017
2007 - - #633 0.017
2006 - - #556 0.021
2005 - - #563 0.020
2004 - - #577 0.019
2003 - - #617 0.016
2002 - - #578 0.018
2001 - - #573 0.017
2000 - - #516 0.021
1999 - - #513 0.020
1998 - - #489 0.022
1997 - - #483 0.022
1996 - - #483 0.022
1995 - - #454 0.025
1994 - - #405 0.028
1993 - - #412 0.027
1992 - - #394 0.028
1991 - - #349 0.033
1990 - - #328 0.035
1989 - - #326 0.034
1988 - - #305 0.037
1987 - - #282 0.039
1986 - - #284 0.038
1985 - - #271 0.040
1984 - - #272 0.041
1983 - - #272 0.041
1982 - - #254 0.046
1981 - - #255 0.046
1980 - - #261 0.045
1979 - - #258 0.046
1978 - - #256 0.046
1977 - - #252 0.047
1976 - - #238 0.052
1975 - - #228 0.055
1974 - - #220 0.059
1973 - - #207 0.065
1972 - - #197 0.070
1971 - - #196 0.070
1970 - - #186 0.077
1969 - - #182 0.083
1968 - - #170 0.090
1967 - - #165 0.091
1966 - - #155 0.101
1965 - - #147 0.110
1964 - - #143 0.112
1963 - - #131 0.125
1962 - - #132 0.127
1961 - - #126 0.136
1960 - - #121 0.142
1959 - - #121 0.149
1958 - - #121 0.148
1957 - - #112 0.156
1956 - - #113 0.151
1955 - - #113 0.147
1954 - - #118 0.144
1953 - - #115 0.141
1952 - - #113 0.136
1951 - - #114 0.140
1950 - - #111 0.145
1949 - - #109 0.150
1948 - - #100 0.176
1947 - - #97 0.182
1946 - - #95 0.192
1945 - - #92 0.200
1944 - - #86 0.209
1943 - - #84 0.211
1942 - - #84 0.218
1941 - - #83 0.215
1940 - - #77 0.236
1939 - - #74 0.239
1938 - - #72 0.254
1937 - - #71 0.249
1936 #847 0.006
#64 0.276
1935 #785 0.007
#64 0.287
1934 #815 0.006
#63 0.299
1933 #808 0.007
#62 0.297
1932 #800 0.007
#59 0.304
1931 #740 0.008
#60 0.296
1930 #679 0.009
#57 0.288
1929 #648 0.010
#57 0.287
1928 #724 0.008
#57 0.285
1927 #702 0.009
#60 0.280
1926 #660 0.010
#57 0.298
1925 #750 0.008
#64 0.280
1924 #673 0.009
#60 0.288
1923 #678 0.010
#61 0.279
1922 #742 0.008
#65 0.271
1921 #643 0.010
#67 0.270
1920 #605 0.011
#67 0.280
1919 #624 0.011
#69 0.268
1918 #556 0.013
#69 0.263
1917 #592 0.012
#74 0.253
1916 #584 0.012
#73 0.253
1915 #576 0.012
#67 0.268
1914 #536 0.014
#74 0.242
1913 #628 0.010
#73 0.248
1912 #639 0.010
#77 0.233
1911 #522 0.014
#71 0.249
1910 #543 0.013
#67 0.261
1909 #535 0.014
#66 0.269
1908 #567 0.012
#67 0.268
1907 #601 0.011
#60 0.300
1906 #515 0.014
#60 0.292
1905 #519 0.014
#60 0.296
1904 #629 0.010
#55 0.312
1903 #558 0.012
#55 0.307
1902 #502 0.014
#57 0.295
1901 #795 0.007
#59 0.292
1900 #589 0.011
#55 0.282
1899 #514 0.013
#61 0.273
1898 #581 0.011
#56 0.298
1897 #440 0.018
#51 0.326
1896 #499 0.014
#50 0.330
1895 #565 0.011
#56 0.300
1894 #442 0.017
#57 0.303
1893 #449 0.016
#56 0.312
1892 #434 0.017
#57 0.293
1891 #413 0.018
#49 0.329
1890 #378 0.022
#56 0.292
1889 #439 0.016
#54 0.298
1888 #458 0.015
#63 0.255
1887 #471 0.014
#66 0.236
1886 #476 0.014
#67 0.228
1885 #413 0.018
#74 0.204
1884 #425 0.016
#77 0.189
1883 #615 0.008
#78 0.180
1882 #475 0.013
#82 0.160
1881 #503 0.011
#86 0.137
1880 #628 0.008
#95 0.120