Elray
- Last seen for boys in 1978 at #5,772
- Peak · boys
- 1940 · 15 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 327since 1917
Elray over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Elray has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1978 | #5,772 | 5 |
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| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
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| 1968 | #3,365 | 7 |
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| 1964 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1963 | #3,646 | 6 |
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| 1959 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #2,764 | 9 |
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| 1953 | #2,391 | 11 |
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| 1951 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,986 | 14 |
| 1942 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #1,958 | 13 |
| 1938 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #3,147 | 6 |
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| 1934 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1933 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #2,781 | 9 |
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| 1928 | #4,151 | 5 |
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| 1926 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #2,630 | 11 |
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| 1920 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #4,168 | 5 |
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| 1917 | #2,732 | 9 |
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First appearance
1917
The first year at least five boys were named Elray! It came in at #2,732, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1919, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Elray is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Elray in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1978
Rise & fade · boys
23 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 1940 at #1,802 (15 births)
- Births halved by 1942, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 77,278
- Highest: 1 in 77,278 boys born in 1940 were named Elray (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 328,367 boys born in 1978 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
- 26.0% of all boys named Elray (85) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 14 | #2,732 (1917) | #3,450 |
| 1920s | 49 | #2,630 (1922) | #3,578 |
| 1930s | 77 | #1,958 (1939) | #2,714 |
| 1940s | 85 | #1,802 (1940) | #2,580 |
| 1950s | 65 | #2,391 (1953) | #3,007 |
| 1960s | 27 | #2,205 (1964) | #3,072 |
| 1970s | 10 | #4,724 (1970) | #5,248 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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