How Many People Are Named Elray?
people named Elray are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,778,738 people in the US has this name
Based on 327 babies named Elray in Social Security records from 1917 to 1978, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
15 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Elray in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elray alive today is about 72 years old, and 88% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 62 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elray first appears in the records in 1917 and was given most often in 1940, to 15 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1978.
Babies given the name each year, 1917 to 1978
🏆 Rank History
Elray has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,830, in 1940.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,830 (1940) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,626 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elray alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elray were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.
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