RAY is ranked as the 253rd most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 266,237.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 83.5 people named RAY for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 57% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named RAY is 109,652.
The SSA data also shows that RAY is used as a boy's name 98% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
RAY is
73.7% White,
8.9% Hispanic origin,
12.8% Black,
2.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name RAY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name RAY is included in the following name categories:
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Indian surname
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name RAY
The state with the most people named
RAY is
Texas where
35,123 people have this name.
North Carolina is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named RAY, as
149.84 in every 100,000
North Carolinians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Texas.
North Carolina is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
New York
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
5 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name RAY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
6,541
50.78
99.3%
Indiana
4,275
64.8
99.0%
Iowa
2,833
91.16
99.0%
Kansas
2,412
83.06
98.4%
Michigan
6,949
70.12
99.6%
Minnesota
3,624
66.41
99.2%
Missouri
2,958
98.8
98.9%
Nebraska
1,367
72.63
97.5%
North Dakota
675
91.35
95.2%
Ohio
7,078
61.05
99.3%
South Dakota
442
51.82
93.7%
Wisconsin
3,534
61.39
99.1%
West States
State stats for the first name RAY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
350
47.56
92.5%
Arizona
5,474
81.32
99.1%
California
33,096
85.29
99.8%
Colorado
2,904
54.22
98.7%
Hawaii
1,409
99.24
98.9%
Idaho
1,546
94.58
97.9%
Montana
910
88.9
96.6%
Nevada
1,889
66.55
98.3%
New Mexico
2,236
107.21
98.4%
Oregon
2,922
73.61
98.7%
Utah
2,128
72.32
98.3%
Washington
7,534
106.69
99.6%
Wyoming
727
124.51
96.3%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name RAY
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have RAY as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named RAY.
The most popular full name is RAY Smith.
0.92% of all the people named RAY
have this family name.
There are 20949 last
names associated with this first name.