Bray*
#5,461 most common boys' name of all time · #13,560 across all names · 92% male / 8% female · used 1970–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#5,461
Rank overall
#13,560 of 105,966
First appeared
1970
Years on the list
45 of 146
All-time
808
Since 2016
362
Peak year
2024 #2,807
Best rank
#2,781 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 51/yr
Bray first appears in 1970. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 46 | 46 | #2,781 |
| 2024 | 5 | 46 | 51 | #2,807 |
| 2023 | — | 35 | 35 | #3,375 |
| 2022 | 8 | 32 | 40 | #3,565 |
| 2021 | 5 | 35 | 40 | #3,320 |
| 2020 | 6 | 34 | 40 | #3,300 |
| 2019 | 9 | 30 | 39 | #3,665 |
| 2018 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,648 |
| 2017 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,811 |
| 2016 | 9 | 21 | 30 | #4,681 |
| 2015 | 6 | 26 | 32 | #4,019 |
| 2014 | — | 40 | 40 | #2,905 |
| 2013 | — | 26 | 26 | #3,904 |
| 2012 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,586 |
| 2011 | 7 | 18 | 25 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,218 |
| 2009 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,304 |
| 2008 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,124 |
| 2007 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,019 |
| 2006 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,601 |
| 2005 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,350 |
| 2004 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,922 |
| 2003 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,372 |
| 2002 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,260 |
| 2001 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,122 |
| 2000 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,485 |
| 1999 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,793 |
| 1998 | — | 16 | 16 | #4,289 |
| 1997 | 6 | 14 | 20 | #4,561 |
| 1996 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,173 |
| 1995 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,668 |
| 1994 | — | 12 | 12 | #4,951 |
| 1993 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,558 |
| 1992 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,853 |
| 1991 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,706 |
| 1989 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,395 |
| 1988 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,079 |
| 1986 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,226 |
| 1985 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,143 |
| 1984 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,792 |
| 1983 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,228 |
| 1981 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,773 |
| 1976 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,779 |
| 1971 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,496 |
| 1970 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,510 |