Bray
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAY
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,764 for boys
Bray is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 2,764th for boys in the US (46 babies).
What does Bray mean?
English and Irish surname from several place names
Also the name of a seaside town in County Wicklow, Ireland, and of a Thames-side village in Berkshire.
Is Bray a girl's or a boy's name?
Bray is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 46 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bray in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Bray, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Bray in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were given Bray or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,959, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Bray 6
- Brae 4
In 2011, 40% of the babies named Bray in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Bray in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Bray in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,764among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 46about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 46 boys in the US were named Bray, making it the 2,764th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Bray in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 52 boys in the US were given Bray or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,156, up from #2,764 for this spelling alone.
- Bray 46
- Brae 6
In 2024, 10% of the babies named Bray in the US were girls.
Bray in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #2,764 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2,789 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,633 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,883 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
Names like Bray
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Brody Kayden Ronan Aiden Kian Brayden Conan Kody Brogan Keegan Declan
Other spellings of Bray
Names related to Bray
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bray: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bray, updated 20 October 2026.