Meaning of the nameRay
- Male
- Ray
Ray is a spelling of the name Rai.
Meaning
The meaning of Ray is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 11,281
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,562
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,692
- people
Ray in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ray, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (4,656 people).
348 women 10,933 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ray is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ray in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,102 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,073 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 959 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 928 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 893 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 814 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 683 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 595 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 394 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 380 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 338 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 314 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 312 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 307 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 284 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 281 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 279 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 229 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 218 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 210 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 175 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 127 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 113 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 102 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 63 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 58 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 50 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Ray
The spelling with a final y, the same as the English form Ray.
About the name Rai
The origin of the name Rai in Brazil is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Ray, Rhai and Rhay as spelling variants of Rai. In English, Wiktionary records Ray as a diminutive of Raymond, Rayane or Rayan, also used as a formal name, but the link between the Brazilian use and these forms is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 23,711 people named Rai, with a median age of 17; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Most were born in the 1990s and 2000s.
Other spellings of Rai
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Rai | 23,711 |
| Ray | 11,281 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rai · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Ray · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Ray
What does the name Ray mean?
The meaning of Ray is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Ray in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,281 people with the first name Ray, which ranks it number 1,562 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Ray a boy's or a girl's name?
Ray is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 348 women and 10,933 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ray most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.014% of the state's population is named Ray (218 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ray?
Rai. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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