How Many People Are Named Bray?
An estimated 746 people in the United States have the first name Bray. It is predominantly male (92.6%). The average bearer is 16 years old, and Bray peaked in popularity in 2024 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bray as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bray paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
746
About 1 in 459,456 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.6% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2024
46 births
Total Registered
757
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bray
Bray is predominantly male (92.6%), though 56 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bray as a male name
Ranked #2,789 in 2024
46 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (46 births)
Bray as a female name
Ranked #11,385 in 2022
8 female births in 2022
Peak: 2016 (9 births)
Bray: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bray span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 265 babies were registered. While Bray is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bray by Decade
How has Bray tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bray + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bray as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bray
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bray: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bray?
We estimate approximately 746 people named Bray are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 459,456 Americans share this first name.
Is Bray a common name?
Bray is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 757 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bray most popular?
Bray reached peak popularity in 2024, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bray is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bray a male name?
Bray is predominantly male. 92.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bray Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bray Smith, Bray Johnson, Bray Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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