Ray
Boy3 letters
#676
in Ireland (2025)
#642 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#251
best rank (1970)
113
babies since 1967
Down 181
10-year rank change
Ray through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #642 |
| 2024 | 8 | #413 |
| 2023 | 3 | #733 |
| 2022 | 5 | #552 |
| 2021 | 3 | #717 |
| 2020 | 3 | #706 |
| 2018 | 3 | #703 |
| 2017 | 4 | #610 |
| 2015 | 7 | #461 |
| 2014 | 6 | #508 |
| 2013 | 5 | #535 |
| 2011 | 5 | #540 |
| 2010 | 4 | #611 |
| 2009 | 3 | #701 |
| 2004 | 5 | #391 |
| 2002 | 4 | #393 |
| 2001 | 3 | #409 |
| 1992 | 5 | #267 |
| 1987 | 3 | #303 |
| 1986 | 4 | #283 |
| 1984 | 3 | #318 |
| 1980 | 5 | #264 |
| 1976 | 4 | #288 |
| 1975 | 3 | #321 |
| 1971 | 3 | #304 |
| 1970 | 5 | #251 |
| 1967 | 3 | #265 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Ray yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Ray | 4 | 113 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #295 (2021); 25 babies since 2009.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.