Is Laray a boy or girl name?

Laray is a unisex name. Of the 799 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 47.2% were girls and 52.8% were boys.

Laray

Recorded 1924–2025 · United States

Laray was most popular in 1984, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,011 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 799 people named Laray.

Laray over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laray’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laray a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laray is a unisex name — 47.2% of the 799 Americans given it were girls and 52.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 18% girls and 82% 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