How Many People Are Named Jaray?
An estimated 262 people in the United States have the first name Jaray. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Jaray peaked in popularity in 1997 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jaray 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 Jaray paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
262
About 1 in 1,308,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1997
13 births
Total Registered
268
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jaray
Jaray is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 268 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jaray as a male name
Ranked #11,460 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1997 (13 births)
Jaray: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jaray span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 83 babies were registered. Jaray has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jaray by Decade
How has Jaray 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.
Jaray + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaray as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jaray
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jaray: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaray?
We estimate approximately 262 people named Jaray 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 1,308,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Jaray a common name?
Jaray is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 268 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jaray most popular?
Jaray reached peak popularity in 1997, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jaray is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jaray a male name?
Jaray is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jaray Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jaray Smith, Jaray Johnson, Jaray 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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