Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Wray

Gender

Male

Origin

Norse
dweller in the corner

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Wray

Pronunciation

wra-ray

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1927 (rank #1404, 28 births); most recent 1989 (rank #7903, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1958 (rank #4886, 7 births); most recent 1968 (rank #7013, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #4782, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence