Is Bray a boy or girl name?

Bray is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 808 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.5% were girls and 92.5% were boys.

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Bray

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Bray was most popular in 2024, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,535 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,916, with 46 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 808 people named Bray.

Bray over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bray’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bray a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bray is mostly a boy’s name — 7.5% of the 808 Americans given it were girls and 92.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 12% girls and 88% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org