Blake vs Ray
Blake 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Blake was ranked #41 and Ray #404 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Blake was ranked #104 and Ray #613 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Blake was ranked #113 and Ray #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Blake was ranked #156 and Ray #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Blake was ranked #432 and Ray #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Blake and Ray over time
Blake and Ray appear together in 3 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ray in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Blake reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Ray in 1. 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Blake #382 in 2022, Ray #2000 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Blake held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Ray in 0.
Highest recorded here: Blake #56 in 2013, Ray #429 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #104, Ray #613.
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 1984–2025
Blake held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Ray in 0.
Highest recorded here: Blake #94 in 2022, Ray #267 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #156, Ray #676.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1997–2024
Blake held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Ray in 1.
Highest recorded here: Blake #382 in 2022, Ray #2000 in 2024.
The order changed in 2011: Blake moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #3824 and #3174; by 2011 that had become #2893 and #5785.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #432, Ray #2000.
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 | Blake | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #156 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Blake has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ray.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Blake
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #82 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2023
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New Zealand, in 2012 (recorded 1993–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
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