Koray
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- koh-RYE
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Koray is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “ember moon”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Koray mean?
Turkish: from kor 'ember' and ay 'moon'
“ember moon”
Is Koray a girl's or a boy's name?
Koray is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Koray in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Koray, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Koray in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Koray in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Koray in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Koray in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Koray in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
Names like Koray
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Kian Brody Aiden Finley Riley Kody Finn Logan Dylan Ronan Jayden
Names related to Koray
More Turkish names
Ayla Aylin Alara Ayda Orhan Ayzel Kaya Aydin Aslan Eren Evren Ayaz Ela Aylah Aleyna Deniz
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, “Koray: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/koray, updated 20 October 2026.