Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 0.400% 0.320% 0.240% 0.160% 0.080% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Ray (masculine)   Ray (feminine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 #769 0.018
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2022 #759 0.018
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2021 #839 0.015
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2020 #722 0.019
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2019 #733 0.017
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2018 #726 0.017
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2017 #767 0.015
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2016 #749 0.016
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2015 #713 0.017
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2014 #728 0.016
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2013 #664 0.018
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2012 #719 0.016
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2011 #681 0.017
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2010 #659 0.018
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2009 #668 0.017
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2008 #651 0.017
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2007 #633 0.017
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2006 #556 0.021
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2005 #563 0.020
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2004 #577 0.019
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2003 #617 0.016
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2002 #578 0.018
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2001 #573 0.017
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2000 #516 0.021
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1999 #513 0.020
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1998 #489 0.022
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1997 #483 0.022
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1996 #483 0.022
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1995 #454 0.025
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1994 #405 0.028
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1993 #412 0.027
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1992 #394 0.028
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1991 #349 0.033
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1990 #328 0.035
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1989 #326 0.034
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1988 #305 0.037
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1987 #282 0.039
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1986 #284 0.038
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1985 #271 0.040
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1984 #272 0.041
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1983 #272 0.041
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1982 #254 0.046
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1981 #255 0.046
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1980 #261 0.045
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1979 #258 0.046
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1978 #256 0.046
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1977 #252 0.047
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1976 #238 0.052
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1975 #228 0.055
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1974 #220 0.059
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1973 #207 0.065
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1972 #197 0.070
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1971 #196 0.070
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1970 #186 0.077
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1969 #182 0.083
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1968 #170 0.090
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1967 #165 0.091
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1966 #155 0.101
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1965 #147 0.110
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1964 #143 0.112
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1963 #131 0.125
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1962 #132 0.127
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1961 #126 0.136
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1960 #121 0.142
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1959 #121 0.149
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1958 #121 0.148
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1957 #112 0.156
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1956 #113 0.151
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1955 #113 0.147
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1954 #118 0.144
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1953 #115 0.141
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1952 #113 0.136
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1951 #114 0.140
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1950 #111 0.145
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1949 #109 0.150
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1948 #100 0.176
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1947 #97 0.182
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1946 #95 0.192
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1945 #92 0.200
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1944 #86 0.209
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1943 #84 0.211
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1942 #84 0.218
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1941 #83 0.215
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1940 #77 0.236
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1939 #74 0.239
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1938 #72 0.254
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1937 #71 0.249
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1936 #64 0.276
#847 0.006
1935 #64 0.287
#785 0.007
1934 #63 0.299
#815 0.006
1933 #62 0.297
#808 0.007
1932 #59 0.304
#800 0.007
1931 #60 0.296
#740 0.008
1930 #57 0.288
#679 0.009
1929 #57 0.287
#648 0.010
1928 #57 0.285
#724 0.008
1927 #60 0.280
#702 0.009
1926 #57 0.298
#660 0.010
1925 #64 0.280
#750 0.008
1924 #60 0.288
#673 0.009
1923 #61 0.279
#678 0.010
1922 #65 0.271
#742 0.008
1921 #67 0.270
#643 0.010
1920 #67 0.280
#605 0.011
1919 #69 0.268
#624 0.011
1918 #69 0.263
#556 0.013
1917 #74 0.253
#592 0.012
1916 #73 0.253
#584 0.012
1915 #67 0.268
#576 0.012
1914 #74 0.242
#536 0.014
1913 #73 0.248
#628 0.010
1912 #77 0.233
#639 0.010
1911 #71 0.249
#522 0.014
1910 #67 0.261
#543 0.013
1909 #66 0.269
#535 0.014
1908 #67 0.268
#567 0.012
1907 #60 0.300
#601 0.011
1906 #60 0.292
#515 0.014
1905 #60 0.296
#519 0.014
1904 #55 0.312
#629 0.010
1903 #55 0.307
#558 0.012
1902 #57 0.295
#502 0.014
1901 #59 0.292
#795 0.007
1900 #55 0.282
#589 0.011
1899 #61 0.273
#514 0.013
1898 #56 0.298
#581 0.011
1897 #51 0.326
#440 0.018
1896 #50 0.330
#499 0.014
1895 #56 0.300
#565 0.011
1894 #57 0.303
#442 0.017
1893 #56 0.312
#449 0.016
1892 #57 0.293
#434 0.017
1891 #49 0.329
#413 0.018
1890 #56 0.292
#378 0.022
1889 #54 0.298
#439 0.016
1888 #63 0.255
#458 0.015
1887 #66 0.236
#471 0.014
1886 #67 0.228
#476 0.014
1885 #74 0.204
#413 0.018
1884 #77 0.189
#425 0.016
1883 #78 0.180
#615 0.008
1882 #82 0.160
#475 0.013
1881 #86 0.137
#503 0.011
1880 #95 0.120
#628 0.008