How Many People Are Named Laray?
An estimated 699 people in the United States have the first name Laray. It is used for both genders, with 52.3% male. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Laray peaked in popularity in 1984 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laray 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 Laray paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
699
About 1 in 490,350 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
52.3% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1984
20 births
Total Registered
791
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laray
Laray is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (52.3%) and females (47.7%). Out of 791 total births registered, 414 were male and 377 were female.
Laray as a male name
Ranked #10,454 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (14 births)
Laray as a female name
Ranked #16,555 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (12 births)
Laray: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laray span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 144 babies were registered. Laray has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laray by Decade
How has Laray 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.
Laray + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laray as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laray: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laray?
We estimate approximately 699 people named Laray 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 490,350 Americans share this first name.
Is Laray a common name?
Laray is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 791 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laray most popular?
Laray reached peak popularity in 1984, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laray is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laray a male name?
Laray is predominantly male. 52.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laray Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laray Smith, Laray Johnson, Laray 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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