Dray
Boy · DRAY · English
Dray is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dray mean?
English: short form of Drayton or Andre; also an English word
Also an English word for the flat cart once used to deliver beer barrels.
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Is Dray a girl's or a boy's name?
Dray is a boys' name.
How popular is Dray in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dray in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Dray in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Dray in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Dray in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dray in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
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