Andreas vs Ray
Andreas and Raycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Andreas was ranked #552 and Ray #613 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Andreas was ranked #829 and Ray #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Andreas and Ray over time
Andreas and Ray appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Andreas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ray in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Andreas and Ray changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #552 and #613.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Andreas #251 in 1970, Ray #251 in 1970.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Andreas held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Ray in 13.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #358 in 1996, Ray #429 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andreas #552, Ray #613.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1967–2025
Andreas held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ray in 6.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #251 in 1970, Ray #251 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andreas #829, Ray #676.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Andreas | Ray |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #96 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andreas has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ray.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Andreas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #140 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ray
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #251 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1967–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys